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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.
Geraniums, members of the family Geraniaceae, often appear in the landscape boasting lily-pad-like foliage and globe-shaped flower clusters atop tall stalks. Annual geraniums can be encouraged to sprout new flowers continuously if the old flowers are removed from the plant just before seeds start to form. New flowers are created by the plant in an attempt to spread its seed before its short life is over. Deadheading is a simple process, but requires a careful eye so that you remove nearly spent flowers before they go to seed.