Propagation: WS#4, 1 by kqcrna

kqcrna wrote:
Yes, that can help. Setting seeds signals plants that it's life cycle is complete. That's why deadheading during the growing season urges the plant to produce more flowers- it has to make more flowers to set seed to reproduce itself. Deadheading perennials can give you flowers most of the summer on a lot of perennials. My butterfly weed bloomed pretty early last summer, and starting growing seedpods. I deadheaded the pods almost daily for about a week or two, and it prompty bloomed again, bigger and better. It was it bloom most of the summer. (Avoids those nasty old milkweed bugs, too. I think they gross me out only because there are so many at once)

Karen