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Droopy daisies updated


Question
I received your reply asking for more info on the what type of daisies I was dealing with after asking this question..."My Daisies have grown so big that they have all fallen over and are laying on
the ground.  Adding to the terrible look is the fact that the flowers have now
run their course and are brown.  I need to know how to cut the flowers so that
they will bloom again  this year (if possibly) and get them standing up again.  
Thanks for any help!"
They are called Shasta Daisies and the best scientific name I could come up with was Leucanthemum. Thanks again!!  

Answer
Awesome.

If you cut them down to the bottom or next-to-bottom set of leaves on the stalk, the plant will grow better.  This problem you have is called 'legginess'.  Many plants need to be 'pruned' to keep their stocky silhouettes.  Probably almost all the perennials and annuals that I know need this treatment.

When you cut off part of a plant stem, the tip of the stem, at the point where you see a bud or leaf, gets 'turned on' and starts to grow out the side.

Turns your plants into bushes instead of one trunk Trees.

Prune, then give then lots of Sun and don't overwater.

Thanks for finding out those details.  These things happen to all kinds of Daisies.  Not your fault.

THE LONG ISLAND GARDENER

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