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gingelinda Posts: 2 |
Pruning Proteas Posted 747 days ago Last year both my proteas formed large buds but did not flower, have new buds this yeasr but still have last years dead buds on plants, do I cut the dead bud off or just leave? The plants are young, bought last year from a nursery now out of business and I have never grown proteas before |
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pomolo Posts: 1099 |
RE: Pruning Proteas Posted 745 days ago Remove flowers each year so new stems can grow with more buds for the next season. |
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irenem Posts: 13 |
RE: Pruning Proteas Posted 723 days ago Proteas do not like pruning nor do they like the ground beneath them being cultivated. Do not use inorganic fertilisers, in fact be careful when using fertilizers. They are a shrub that likes to be left alone and prefers a spot that is well drained. |
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hutcho Posts: 687 |
RE: Pruning Proteas Posted 723 days ago Sorry, irenem; all proteas, incl. waratahs, benefit from "dead-heading". Pomolo is right. |
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alirose Posts: 18 |
RE: Pruning Proteas Posted 723 days ago Hiya, Pomolo and Hutcho are right, they flower on 2yr old wood so they can't have an all over prune, instead trim off spent flowers as if you were cutting for a flower arrangement (ie decent length). that way you get the flowers next year while maintaining a nice shape. but don't fertilise with anything but a native slow release and only if really really needed. |
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