Pinch the growing tip.....???

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DaleP6 Sarasota, FL(Zone 9b) May 19, 2002

OK, OK so this is going sound like a dumb question, but I read this so frequently I am not sure exactly what they are talking about. I realize it will make a plant bushier, but where EXACTLY do you pinch? And when? Thanks so much for your patience!

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) May 19, 2002

It depends on which plant you are pinching. If it only needs a light pinch to bush out, I just pinch out the top new growth, taking a bit of the stem. If it needs a hard pinch like mums, monarda, phlox paniculata or something like that, I take out a bunch, leaving only a few inches of stem.

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Agapanthus Hampstead, NC(Zone 8a) May 19, 2002

Calalily, how about pinching back lochroma? I pinched them back pretty hard when they were growing, and again after I put them out. However, are getting a bit leggy and I can't pinch now because they're full of buds or flowers.

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eyesoftexas Toadsuck, TX(Zone 7a) May 19, 2002

Cala, do the Phlox that you sent me require this kind of pinching back??

"eyes"

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