Spring: Use a slow-release fertiliser that is balanced when the first signs of growth appear. MidseasonThe supplement is made with fertilizer in the form of liquids each 3-4 weeks. Late Summer: Use a bloom-boosting fertilizer to encourage flowering. Pinching and Pruning for Maximum Blooms Why...
Harvesting The more you cut dahlias, the more they’ll bloom! For a bouquet, cut stems in the morning before the heat of the day and put them into a bucket of cool water. Remove the stems’ bottom leaves and place the flowers into a vase of water. Place the vase in a cool spot ...
Echinacea are tough perennials in the daisy family (Asteraceae) and hardy in Zones 3 to 9. They are native to the eastern and central United States, blooming in mid-summer and continue to flower sporadically until frost. The genus is named after the Greek word for hedgehog, echinos, because...
Blushing Barberton Daisy– Though the Blushing Barberton daisy is known to bloom randomly all season long, its most prolific period is during the spring. A popular plant among florists and gardeners alike due to its ease of growth via seed sowing, this daisy comes in various shades of white...
Blooming in nearly every color, aster brighten up late summer and fall gardens. These perennial flowers return each year to bloom again. The color and shape of the flower depends on the variety of aster, with some producing flat daisy-like blooms and others forming full multi-petaled blossoms...
Lilacs bloom on old wood and next spring’s flower buds are set almost immediately after flowering. Here are tips for pruning yours correctly:Prune lilacs soon after flowering. If you wait too long, you’ll be sacrificing next year’s flowers. Remove dead, diseased, or damaged branches to...
Begonias are self-cleaning, meaning there's no need to remove (or "deadhead") old blossoms during the growing season. However, periodically prune the plants, especially if they become leggy. Simply pinch the stems back to the first or second healthy bud. Fresh growth will occur at this pin...
These daisy-like blooms feature long, tubular florets clustered around a tight button center. They form a 4-inch bloom in single or multiple colors. Popular varieties include: Dorothy Mechum, Purple Light and Angel Decorative Florists use decorative class mums in floral arrangements. The 5-inch...
Zonal geraniums also thrive in the heat and sun of the summer and bloom all season if you remove old blooms. Ivy geraniums are another popular variety, and as the name implies, these plants have more of a trailing habit with segmented leaves like ivy. Overall, blooms of the ivy types ...
‘Clara Curtis’is a tough, old-fashioned chrysanthemum flower, a passalong plant that has pink, daisy-like blooms with golden centers. Blooms are 2 inches to 3 inches in diameter. ‘Homecoming’is the sort of big, gorgeous mum once a staple of fall corsages. It produces giant peach-colo...