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Tue, Jun 22, 10 at 21:18
| about one month ago i got a small patchouli plant in a little plastic nursery pot. it just started to flower (i think) a week or so ago.
i've read that the flowers are even more fragrant than the leaves, but i don't know if cutting them off would promote the plants growth, or not? if so, should i cut them off now, or only once they die/fade/dry-up a la "dead heading"? it's a little one & it'd be nice to nurture it towards a more bushy condition. should i cut the flowers off? prune it back if/when it gets leggy? i've also read they can benefit from a hard pruning. any advice about patchoulis would be appreciated. thanks, dayna |
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| i would think itd be like basil once it flowers thats what it wants to do you can get seeds (if its fertile) but the leaves may be useless |
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- Posted by daisyduckworth Aust (My Page) on Wed, Jun 23, 10 at 18:32
| While it's still a baby, remove the flowers. Once it matures, flowers won't make any difference. I don't think the flowers are all that attractive, anyway! |
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- Posted by nygardener z6 New York (My Page) on Tue, Jun 29, 10 at 3:17
| It's a tender perennial and can last several years if you grow it in pots and bring it indoors (to a humid room with cool nights) for the winter. As with any small shrub, deadheading is a good idea, as is pruning if it gets leggy, which it tends to do. |
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