How do I get my spirea to bloom again?
You should actually prune your spirea more than once a year, at least twice. Give it a good trim after it flowers in the spring by cutting back the tips of the stems to the top leaf bud. This removes the dead blossoms and also may trigger a second blooming and new leaf growth. You…
You should actually prune your spirea more than once a year, at least twice. Give it a good trim after it flowers in the spring by cutting back the tips of the stems to the top leaf bud. This removes the dead blossoms and also may trigger a second blooming and new leaf growth. You can also shape the shrub at this time.Click to see full answer. Herein, how do I get my spirea to bloom?This is best done in late winter or early spring while your plants are dormant. Giving spireas another lighter pruning after they bloom in spring or early summer will promote new blooms and reinvigorate foliage growth. Because spireas are fast growers, they will recover quickly.Also, can I cut my spirea to the ground? The spirea genus (Spiraea spp.) Spireas are cut back to the ground so that new, healthy shoots can grow. Similarly, it is asked, does spirea need to be deadheaded? Deadheading is the process of cutting off flowers that have faded. This process isn’t a requirement for the spirea, but it can be very beneficial. Deadheading will prevent the production of seeds in the fall and can save you a lot of cleanup work.How do you deadhead spirea?Cut the dead flower off using hand pruners, and make the cut straight across the stem, just above the leaf set. Repeat the process to deadhead the spirea plant through the remainder of the growing season. Wait until the end of the summer or fall when all the spirea stems stop blooming.
