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Sat, Jul 30, 11 at 14:54
| I just purchased white liatris and want to know if I can safely cut the stalks with the spent flowers, or should I leave them
Question 2. Do deadheading and cutting the stalks on plants such as liatris and penstemons mean the same thing? Thanks in advance |
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- Posted by gardenweed_z6a 5b/6a N CT (My Page) on Sat, Jul 30, 11 at 15:28
| Cutting the stems/spikes won't hurt the plant but the birds will eat the seeds of the spent flowers when they dry. I leave mine for the birds. Deadheading is removing spent flowers from the stems, generally one seedhead at a time, but leaving the stems on the plants. I got rid of all my liatris a few years ago because I really didn't like the looks of them. Now I'm growing more, both purple and white, because I learned the bees & butterflies love them + the birds eat the seeds. |
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- Posted by hostaholic2 zone 4 MN (My Page) on Sat, Jul 30, 11 at 23:08
| I cut just below the spent bloom as the leaves are feeding the bulb for next years flower.I usually deadhead most of them so I don't get so many seedlings. If you want seedlings, let them go to seed. |
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- Posted by echinaceamaniac 7 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 30, 11 at 23:14
| I hope I get seedlings here! I love these plants. |
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