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we have a geranium plant that probably needed to be deadheaded a WHILE ago.. however I didn't know about this until I came to this forum.. I also thought deadheading them anytime was fine.. however I found out you need to do this before they make the seeds.. The blooms on the geraniums were very dried out.. but some WEREN't making seeds yet. however it has been about 2-3 weeks and I do not see ANY blooms at ALL.
Deadheading. Deadheading is a type of pruning done to remove spent blooms. This is a day-to-day type of pruning to remove dead flower heads before they begin to develop seed. The flower stem of the spent bloom is cut above a five-or seven-leaflet leaf and 1/4 inch above an outward-facing bud at a 45-degree angle. Deadheading this way is recommended for most rose bushes, but for rose bushes that produce colorful hips, like rugosa, remove the dead flowers by hand to leave the hips.