HERBACEOUS PLANTS
Remove Superfluous Growths Several herbaceous plants, notably phloxes, helenlunis, sunflowers, Michaelmas daisies, rudbeckias and heliopsis, in their exuberance develop far more shoots than they can possibly flower successfully. Were you to leave this mat of growth, there would be excessive competition for food, light and space. Eliminate it by removing redundant shoots and you will get magnificent blooms.
When there are superfluous shoots, it is unwise to allow them to develop very much before getting rid of them Every unnecessary moment they, stay means the loss of so much vitality. Leave six to eight shootfe on each plant, according to its vigour. Remove the redundant at their source on the crowns. To do this, you must scrape away a little soil. Cut off each unwanted growth with a very sharp knife, and cover up quickly. Naturally' the shoots retained will be vigorous, and evenly spread over the crowns By the way, the shoots taken off form excellent propagating material.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 282, 23 August 1940, Page 14
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161HERBACEOUS PLANTS Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 282, 23 August 1940, Page 14
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