Your annuals and perennials will bloom more if you snip away spent flowers.
Plus, its an easy way to help your garden look tidyheres how to do it.
Let’s face it: Even the name of this task sounds scary.
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So when yourplants have fading bloomsor look unattractive, you could pull out yourgarden shearsand start deadheading flowers.
Which Plants to Deadhead?
Deadheadspring blooming perennialsat the right time, and you may get a second bloom during the season.
For larger shrubby plants, such as coneflowers, just use garden scissors to snip faded flowers.Credit: David Speer
When deadheading flowers on these plants, get as much of the flower stalk as possible.
Cut at a 45-degree angle, sloping down toward the center of the rosebush.
Cut back each spent flower with handpruning shearsas close as possible to where the stalk meets the leaves.
Some varieties of roses are self-cleaning, meaning they’ll shed spent blooms on their own and don’t need deadheading.Credit: Jason Donnelly
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