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martha washington leggy, not blooming
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Posted by jakennedy z9/sz23 OC, CA (My Page) on Thu, Mar 23, 06 at 17:39
| I have two Martha Washingtons that are very leggy and have lots of foliage. I see a few buds on the larger of the two, so there is a promise of future blooms. But they haven't bloomed since I planted them last fall. When I bought them, they were compact and blooming well. Ever since I put them in the ground, they have just grown foliage and no blooms. Should I cut them back and put them in pots instead? I thought they should be blooming well by now. Is it just the weather? |
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RE: martha washington leggy, not blooming
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| You have what is called a 'regal' pelargonium. Unfortunately, the best time to prune this type is in the fall because she will already be putting on new growth for flowers now and if you prune her now you will lose alot of blooms. Try feeding with a 15 30 15, regularly and if they get too rangy for comfort, then cut back some of the longer stems and make cuttings but you should get a pretty good show of blooms soon with feeding. Good luck! |
RE: martha washington leggy, not blooming
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| Or you could cut it back and make new plants from the cuttings, planting them near the mother. Also, the regal/martha washington types don't tend to flower as much as the zonals, but I don't care-- I have many of the regals and think they're infinately prettier than the 'regular' ones! I'm in pretty much the same zone as you, also. Up here outside San Francisco, our fall isn't much different than our spring...and they're the only 2 seasons we have! LOL amanda 'romando' |
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