Ronda asked about pruning rudbeckia and echinacea. Most of what I was pruning in this video started blooming back in April or May. A few in June. Now that all the summer bloomers have started blooming, within a few weeks, I'll need to prune things like Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Lobelia, Bee Balm, Gaura, and more. I'll do another video soon to add those. If you all have other perennials you're interested in understanding how to prune... let me know in the comments! I can put all these together and do another video.
Here's a great excerpt from a plant website I like: When to Prune Sunflower Perennial sunflowers are herbaceous, and new growth appears in the spring. Trim the new growth back by half in mid to late spring. Prune the plant again in mid to late summer. Annual sunflowers can also be cut back in late spring. Trim the stems back so the plant is about half the size it was to start. Do not prune annual sunflowers once the plant has set buds. Deadhead perennial sunflowers to tidy up the plant and encourage more flowers. Remove the flowers when they start to fade. Annual sunflower plants die when the flowers fade, so it's unnecessary to deadhead the plant. Why Prune Sunflower Pruning sunflowers promotes a dense, bushy appearance, making the plant more full. More branches also mean more flowers, so trimming the plant will set you up for more abundant blooms. Deadheading perennial sunflowers forces the plant to redirect energy into new growth, which means more flowers. Perennial sunflowers can become leggy, so a second trim around mid-summer resets the plant and creates a tidy appearance.
Great video! I winter sowed Impatiens balsamina, they are beautiful. Now they have really fuzzy seeds but still flowering. Should I cut them back? How? I think the seeds will resow in my zone 6, but not sure.
Some annuals will reseed freely and others don't seem to at all. I don't grow Impatiens, so not sure if they will take our not. If you want new plants from seed, you can collect seed from them and grow indoors and set them out after frost next spring.
Milkweed Pruning Tips Trim the plant to remove damaged or dead growth. Cut back faded flowers or seed pods to prevent the plant from self-seeding. Prune the entire plant back to about 6 inches in the fall.
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What great tips for us flower lovers! 💘 Incredible garden! 😍 I'm so inspired, Thank you! 😘
Thank you for the wonderful tutorial.
Ronda asked about pruning rudbeckia and echinacea. Most of what I was pruning in this video started blooming back in April or May. A few in June. Now that all the summer bloomers have started blooming, within a few weeks, I'll need to prune things like Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Lobelia, Bee Balm, Gaura, and more. I'll do another video soon to add those.
If you all have other perennials you're interested in understanding how to prune... let me know in the comments! I can put all these together and do another video.
Thanks for the GREAT Video!
Thanks ! So glad you enjoyed it :)
This is a great tutorial video. Thank you so much!!
What do you do with branching sunflowers
Here's a great excerpt from a plant website I like:
When to Prune Sunflower
Perennial sunflowers are herbaceous, and new growth appears in the spring. Trim the new growth back by half in mid to late spring. Prune the plant again in mid to late summer. Annual sunflowers can also be cut back in late spring. Trim the stems back so the plant is about half the size it was to start. Do not prune annual sunflowers once the plant has set buds.
Deadhead perennial sunflowers to tidy up the plant and encourage more flowers. Remove the flowers when they start to fade. Annual sunflower plants die when the flowers fade, so it's unnecessary to deadhead the plant.
Why Prune Sunflower
Pruning sunflowers promotes a dense, bushy appearance, making the plant more full. More branches also mean more flowers, so trimming the plant will set you up for more abundant blooms. Deadheading perennial sunflowers forces the plant to redirect energy into new growth, which means more flowers. Perennial sunflowers can become leggy, so a second trim around mid-summer resets the plant and creates a tidy appearance.
Please show pruning rudbeckia or echinacea or black eyed susan.
Great idea. In my garden... they don't need to be pruned yet ! But when they do... I'll do a quick video to show them also.
Great video! I winter sowed Impatiens balsamina, they are beautiful. Now they have really fuzzy seeds but still flowering. Should I cut them back? How? I think the seeds will resow in my zone 6, but not sure.
Some annuals will reseed freely and others don't seem to at all. I don't grow Impatiens, so not sure if they will take our not. If you want new plants from seed, you can collect seed from them and grow indoors and set them out after frost next spring.
@@LuxPerennialsNursery Thanks. They are unlike impatiens I'm familiar with, just wondered if you had come across this particular plant.
What plant zone are you in?
Zone 8. Portland, OR
What Gardening zone are you?
Zone 8
Is there a common name for the c. ruber
Yes. Jupiter's Beard or Red Valerian
What about butterfly weed (milkweed)?
Milkweed Pruning Tips
Trim the plant to remove damaged or dead growth.
Cut back faded flowers or seed pods to prevent the plant from self-seeding.
Prune the entire plant back to about 6 inches in the fall.
How to prune Russian sage, I'm in zone 6.
I prune mine to about 12" tall in the fall, to keep it more compact and upright. That's all I ever do with it. Easy :)
@@LuxPerennialsNursery Thank you!
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