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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.
Some newer phlox cultivars are sterile, but even then, deadheading is a good idea because it results in more attractive plants. And sometimes if you fertilize again, phlox may put out an unexpected second smaller flush of blooms. Problems. Powdery mildew can be a destructive disease on tall garden phlox.