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Does anyone deadhead Lychnis Coronnaria

CopperdogCopperdog Posts: 617
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Hello do you deadhead this is the same way as a geum or just leave it to do its thing and eventually seed?  Thankyou

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I dead head for a start then just let a couple self seed at the end otherwise you’ll have a garden full of them.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I don't deadhead individual flowers (life's too short). I take off the whole spike when all the flowers on it are over. There is some seeding, but they're easy to recognise and pull out what's not wanted.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I do deadhead them, to be honest it depends on how keen l'm feeling.  Sometimes l take off the individual flowers, others the whole spike. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I deadhead them quite viciously  :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I deadhead the whole stem too as they do self seed with gay abandon and I find the foliage looks better if deadheaded - unless I want babies.  If you have a white form and a pink form the babies can be blush form.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • CopperdogCopperdog Posts: 617
    Thankyou everyone for all your replies.  Much appreciated.
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