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If your customers would love to experience lilacs all season, plant Bloomerang\u00ae Syringa.<\/p>\n
To maximize the flourish, follow this specific pruning schedule.<\/p>\n
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- Do not prune them before the first flush in the spring.\u00a0 Since they flower on old wood, they set their first buds on the previous year\u2019s growth.<\/li>\n
- After the spring bloom, there\u2019s a window of about 6 weeks before the next flush.\u00a0 This is the optimal time to cut back a Bloomerang bush. The trim will encourage new growth and this is where the strong re-flush comes from.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
However, be sure to manage expectations on these plants. \u00a0Yes, they do re-bloom, but they never reach the full flush that happens in the spring. \u00a0The second flush is enhanced by the pruning, but afterwards the flowers can be best described as sporadic.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nWhat about a plant that obscures all the foliage with flowers making it look fake?<\/p>\n
Bobo\u00ae Hydrangea\u2026I\u2019ve seen the marketing pictures of this plant, but I\u2019ve also experienced it in real life. And, let me tell you, the pictures don\u2019t show how full of color the plant is in the garden. The best description I can come up with is\u2026Unreal. The plant looks like a vase jammed full of mophead, clean-white flowers.\u00a0 Do you need to have foliage to make a plant look nice?\u00a0 I know flower shop employees that create arrangements would staunchly say that adding greenery is important.<\/p>\n
I disagree. \u00a0There\u2019s no such thing as too many flowers.<\/p>\n
Adding these stunners to your designs ensures that your customers feel the \u2018Wow!\u2019 factor without a lot of work or taking up a lot of space (it\u2019s a dwarf panicle hydrangea).<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nPruning these also encourages new blooms, so consider giving your customers\u2019 Bobos a trim during dormancy (Late fall-winter). \u00a0I say trim because taking just 1\/3 off the top and shaping up the plant is optimal. \u00a0You can prune them to the ground (like some roses) and they will come back nicely, but it is certainly not necessary, especially with such a compact plant.<\/p>\n
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As I wrote this article, the song \u201cToo Much Fun\u201d by Daryle Singletary kept running through my mind.\u00a0 I think ole Daryle said it best with the lyrics, \u201cToo much fun, what\u2019s that mean? It\u2019s like too much money, there\u2019s no such thing\u2026 \u2026No matter what they say, I\u2019ve done, but I ain\u2019t never had too much fun.\u201d<\/em> Now, replace \u201cfun\u201d with \u201cbloom\u201d.<\/p>\n
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