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Posted by ellie_nm 7/NM (My Page) on Thu, Sep 2, 04 at 7:41
| I planted some chocolate flowers this year and they seem to fall over and look very weedy. I cut a lot back but I was wondering what others do so they don't fall over. |
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RE: chocolate flower
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| Some might consider it a weed. We have one in the front yard and it's seeds have sprouted in the neigbor's yard. An improvement I think. As for the falling over, I think that is just the nature of the plant. The stems are long and thin. Very tough plant though. |
RE: chocolate flower
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| Thanks. So the plant is supposed to fall over. Mine had stems that were long and thin and when it started falling over I cut it back a lot. I hope I didn't kill it. Do you know if I should cut it almost to the ground before winter and will it sprout again next spring? |
RE: chocolate flower
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| I've had to cut it back all summer. Last year I did cut it to the ground before winter and it came back just fine. |
RE: chocolate flower
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| More sun might make it bushier, but mine has always been a bit floppy. Trim it back in late winter. |
RE: chocolate flower
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| I had some in my backyard in Phoenix (just moved to Tucson, though). They tended to flop over a lot, but this didn't prevent them from blooming like crazy. I noticed that they bloom a lot in the morning, then the flowers close up during the main heat of the afternoon. Trimming them a lot won't hurt them...they'll just grow back. So chop away. |
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