Penstemon 'White Bedder'
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Thanks - so I basically cover it up with compost in a little heap?
Posted: Saturday 26th of November 2011 09:11 PM
Re: pruning wrong season - what will happen?
ELAINE HUTSON
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They are susceptible to winter wet more than the cold, now that you have done it, I'd put some leaf compost or some other organic compost to protect the crown and hope for the best.
Posted: Saturday 26th of November 2011 09:02 PM
pruning wrong season - what will happen?
Shoot User
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I pruned my penstamon to pretty near the ground today (November) and then subsequently read that I should be overwintering it and then pruning in Feburary. What are the implications of my 'wrong season' haircut?
Posted: Saturday 26th of November 2011 08:57 PM Last reply: Saturday 28th of September 2024 12:53 PM
Deadheading Penstemon
Kathy N
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Hi, Sandy,
It is best (and easiest) to remove the whole spike of Penstemon flowers once they have faded. Saves time and the plant just might reward you with a new flower stalk. Deadheading individual flowers on the stalk will give you a tidier stalk, but not new flowers.
Kathy C.
It is best (and easiest) to remove the whole spike of Penstemon flowers once they have faded. Saves time and the plant just might reward you with a new flower stalk. Deadheading individual flowers on the stalk will give you a tidier stalk, but not new flowers.
Kathy C.
Posted: Wednesday 15th of July 2009 10:06 PM Last reply: Wednesday 15th of July 2009 10:06 PM
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Once a plant has flowered, it puts energy into producing seed at the expense of more flowers.
You can encourage more blooms by removing the flowers as they fade and before seeds can develop. This technique is known as deadheading.
Deadheading also improves the look of the current display. Some flowering plants, are also worth deadheading to prevent them from self-seeding themselves all over the place and causing a weed problem.
Use finger and thumb to pick or snap off each dead head where it joins the stem, or secateurs to cut just below the flower head. Avoid damaging buds or developing growths immediately below the flower.
You can encourage more blooms by removing the flowers as they fade and before seeds can develop. This technique is known as deadheading.
Deadheading also improves the look of the current display. Some flowering plants, are also worth deadheading to prevent them from self-seeding themselves all over the place and causing a weed problem.
Use finger and thumb to pick or snap off each dead head where it joins the stem, or secateurs to cut just below the flower head. Avoid damaging buds or developing growths immediately below the flower.
Posted: Tuesday 14th of July 2009 09:33 PM Last reply: Tuesday 14th of July 2009 09:33 PM
Dead heading - what does it mean?!
Shoot User
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As a new gardener, I'm never quite sure what 'dead heading means. Last weekend, I snipped off all of my salvias, hoping that this was the right thing to do and may result in a second flush of new flowers. Does the same thing apply to penstemons, or do I just pick off all of the dead heads? Help!!!!
Posted: Tuesday 14th of July 2009 06:35 PM Last reply: Tuesday 25th of March 2025 06:08 PM