This video on “Reblooming Flowers” is presented by David Epstein of Growing Wisdom. In this video, David interviews Pam Spry of Weston Nurseries. This video is full of detailed examples of flowers that rebloom. The video is simple yet well done. The production is of good quality. It is excellent information for a beginning and possibly intermediate gardner. The total time of this video is two minutes twenty-six seconds.
If you watch this video, you will learn that there are plants that extend one season by having multiple seasons. If you cut the dead stuff off of these plants, then they will keep reblooming until frost.
Numerous examples were given in the video. They are:
· The Buddleia (also known as the Butterfly Bush) starts blooming in July with nice flower heads. After the flower heads turn brown, you trim them off and a new flower is formed. They have a wonderful fragrance and attract butterflies. This plant requires dry soil and a hot, sunny spot. Some of them even get up to six feet wide. If there is a cold winter, you can trim them up, and in the spring they will flush back up.
· Roses are another example. When the flower passes, you should trim it off and the bush will bloom again and again. Trim the plant if it gets too wide. This plant will bloom until frost.
· Hydrangea (Endless Summer variety) will bloom again and again, even after a cold winter.
· The Potentilla (Shrubby Cinquefril) is another example. This plant requires full sun and very dry soil (sandy soil). It will bloom all summer long under the right conditions.
This video is recommended for your viewing. It is a source of good, basic knowledge. If you watch this video, you will gain the knowledge base needed to have flowers blooming again and again.
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