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Pruning panicula to delay flowering?

loisthegardener_nc7b

11 years ago

I have a 2 yr old vanilla strawberry planted on the south west corner of the house. It flowered fine but flower color went straight from white to brown. I assume it was due to the many days of close to 100 degree heat we had in late summer. It got plenty of water.

I noticed however that 4 small flowerheads bloomed about 3 weeks later than the rest on the plant and they developed more pink. I assume that was due to the sun being less harsh later in the summer.

If I wanted to prune the entire shrub to delay flowering for 3 weeks next year, at what point should I commence?

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flowercutter

11 years ago

This is a shrub where some stems have been trimmed later in the season

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Brooks23
11 years ago
I want to know the answer to that question also
flowercutter
11 years ago
I prune in middle may - mid June to delay blooming
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Brooks23
11 years ago
Should I adjust any because I am in zone 6?
flowercutter
11 years ago
Yes, but you we're going to need to experiment. The weather is also a factor because it may be a warm spring. Basically the later you trim the later it will bloom. you could experiment by doing 10 branches on each shrub at different times if the shrubs are planted in different locations
flowercutter
11 years ago
The other thing that happens when you prune is that you will usually got three Stems where you pruned from each branch and those flower heads will be smaller.
Brooks23
11 years ago
I will have to try different times to purne. Thanks. I am already looking forward to next summer.

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