Plant Care & Gardening : When to Cut Back Flowers

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.