deadheading perennials?

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joycejoann Joined: 4/06/2008 Location: Dubuque, IA Posts: 10	Posted: May/13/2008 8:08 AM PST Does deadheading perennials help them to bloom more? I'm wondering if I should cut flowers off my bleeding heart, or if this is gonna be all there is. Quote \| Reply \| Report

Briarwoods Joined: 3/16/2006 Location: Let's Go Mets!! Posts: 1207	Posted: May/13/2008 11:09 AM PST Sometimes they will bloom again but don't count on it. It's an early spring perennial. Quote \| Reply \| Report

MamaBearBSA Joined: 8/14/2002 Location: Altoona, Iowa (near Des Moines) Posts: 4967 Moderator	Posted: May/13/2008 11:28 AM PST Sometime it will help you get a second smaller flush but this is no guarantee. It will however give you a sturdier plant next year as the enegery that would have gone into seed production is put into the the plants root sytem instead. Quote \| Reply \| Report