Plant Care & Gardening : When to Cut Back Flowers

The best time to cut back flowers is after they have finished blooming and the plant is turning yellow or brown. Avoid loosing flower ...

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Key insights about video Plant Care & Gardening : When to Cut Back Flowers

🌸 The best time to cut back flowers is when they have turned brown or finished blooming.

🌸 It's better to leave flowers that are still in bloom until the end of their bloom time.

🌸 Saving seeds from flowers can be a reason to delay cutting them back.

🌸 Seed pods can be saved for seed exchanges in garden clubs.

🌸 If there is still green foliage on the plants, it is recommended to leave it until fall.

🌸 Crocosmia plants will come back in the next season regardless of cutting back.

🌸 As fall approaches, it is a good time to cut out brown foliage.

Timestamped Summary

00:00 Yolanda introduces the topic of when is the best time to cut back flowers.

00:11 Yolanda mentions that different flowers bloom at different times of the year.

00:18 She gives examples of flowers that bloom in different seasons, such as crocus, tulips, and daffodils in the spring, lilies and cala-lilies in the summer, and acidenthera and begonias in the fall.

00:33 Yolanda explains that her rule of thumb is to leave flowers that are still in bloom until the end of their bloom time.

00:43 She mentions that she is currently trying to save the seeds, so she is letting the flowers go to seed before cutting them back.

00:48 Yolanda states that if you're not saving seeds, the best time to cut back flowers is when the blooms have turned brown.

01:04 She points out that the yellow crocosmia she has are at the end of their bloom time and have seed pods, so she is planning to cut them down.

01:13 Yolanda states that she will cut the flowers with seed pods all the way to the ground.

01:23 Her rule of thumb regarding foliage is to leave it if there is still green, but in the fall, she cuts down the foliage of plants like crocosmia.

01:38 She concludes by mentioning that even if the foliage is starting to turn brown, it can still be cut down.

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Q&A

When is the best time to cut back flowers?

The best time to cut back flowers is when the blooms have turned brown.

Should I cut back flowers that are still in bloom?

If the flowers are still in bloom, it is best to leave them until the end of their bloom time.

What should I do if the flowers have seed pods?

If the flowers have seed pods, you can cut them down and save the seed pods if desired.

Should I leave green foliage on the plants?

If there is still green on the foliage, it is best to leave the foliage there.

Will the plants come back in the fall?

Certain plants, like crocosmia, will come back in the fall no matter what you do.