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Plant ID please

BouncingBackBouncingBack Posts: 142
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Being inexperienced, when I bought this ericaceous-loving plant from the garden centre on the advice of the very knowledgeable bloke who works there, based on the conditions we have, I failed to write down what it is so now have no idea! So what is it, and do I need to snip the seeds off now that the flowers are gone?

When I bought it at the end of April:



How it looks today:




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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    edited May 2023
    Pieris - lots of varieties.  :)
    I don't know anyone who takes off the heads - they drop by themselves. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • BouncingBackBouncingBack Posts: 142
    Thanks! Do I deadhead it? If so, where do I cut?
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Sorry _ edited the post when I realised you asked about the flowers.
    I've never deadheaded them but if you want to, you'd just snip at the base of the flowering stem. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    I would leave the seed heads on personally. Flowers are short lived on plants their seedheads often add extra interest to the garden.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • BouncingBackBouncingBack Posts: 142
    Thanks to you both 🙂 I'll leave them be
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