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Daylily Dictionary: Spent Bloom
... Dictionary: Spent Bloom SPENT BLOOM: Each daylily bloom lasts a single day. The day after a bloom has been open it will have withered and melted into a condition referred to as a spent bloom. This process is known as sensescence. Most daylilies will slough off these spent blooms ...
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July 2003 Newsletter
... . They usually have an outstanding spring bloom, then only scattered bloom with more blooms in the fall ... means of encouraging a faster repeat of bloom by removal of the spent blooms just above a 5-leaflet ... spent bloom is not removed. Not all roses will readily cross- or self-pollinate. Hips can be a valuable source of food for overwintering birds. Allowing them to develop will reduce subsequent bloom ...
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Photographing irises
... to display it to its best natural advantage. - Keep the background simple and uncluttered. Remove spent bloom buds and stems that have finished flowering. - Shoot your pictures using natural soft daylight, not ...
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Pruning Lilacs
... trim back your bush immediately after they are done blooming. Make sure to remove the spent bloom with your clippers. This will keep the plant from growing seeds and encourage creation of ...
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SSIS Articles - Hybridizing -- Aitken Style
... , then twenty, then more. This year's first-bloom plants will number nearly 10,000 seedlings and ... observed in the off bloom season with the size of clumps and a count of the spent bloom stalks. Some plants show superior resistance to leaf spot; some are resistant to rot. Some flowers are more resistant to late spring freezes than others. Some flowers even return to bloom ...
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Daylily Dictionary: Bloom
... Daylily Dictionary: Bloom BLOOM: That portion of the daylily that flowers. It begins as a bud on a scape, ... individual bloom generally opens for a single day, then withers, only to be succeeded by one or more new blooms until all the buds on a scape have matured. The spent bloom may ...
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Dixie Rose Club - Rose Information
... of deadheading (removing old blooms) is to encourage new growth and blooms. When removing the spent bloom, cut ¼ to ½ inch above a set of five leaves. If the bush is a first ...
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The Gardener's Network - A to Z's of Home Gardening : Deadheading Flowers
... spent flower blooms. It is accomplished by snipping, pruning, pinching, cutting or using any other means to remove the dead (or spent) bloom. ... benefits. It has but one drawback. When you remove the spent bloom, you are removing the seeds. Sometimes the seeds fall to ... Should I Deadhead my Flowers? It is usually best to remove spent bloom as soon as the flower has died. Some flowers, like Lilacs ...
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Gardener's Network - Flowers : How to Grow Hostas Flowers
... , also called a "scape" with a flower at the end. After blooming, the stem and spent bloom can be removed. Or, you can leave it on to fully dry and harvest the ...
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Lilacs - Pruning Lilacs - The Helpful Gardener
... trim back your bush immediately after they are done blooming. Make sure to remove the spent bloom with your clippers. This will keep the plant from growing seeds and encourage creation of ...
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