Gardening Tips for Low Maintenance Plants

Savvy gardeners know that deadheading spent blooms keeps annuals and many perennial plants looking their best week after week. But not all plants require deadheading.

Some plants continue to bloom their hearts out with little to no pruning, while others are self-cleaning, meaning spent flowers drop off naturally by means of wind, rain, or plant growth. These plants keep on blooming even when you don’t remove the old flowers. If you’re looking to save time in the garden, consider growing plants that don’t require deadheading to stay in bloom.

Some plants perform best when spent blooms are left in place. Many annuals and perennials reseed in the garden, replacing themselves or slowly spreading to cover more ground. Leaving the faded flowers on these plants will ensure seeds develop to nurture the next generation of blooms. Then there are plants that continue to shine even as their blossoms fade. They may produce gorgeous seed heads like sedums, or dry in place like hydrangeas.

Here are a few plants that you need not bother deadheading.

Angelonia

Columbine

Hydrangeas

Supertunia® Petunias

Sedum

Love-in-a-Mist

Bidens

Baptisia

Alliums

Foxglove

Calibrachoa

Hollyhock

Cleome

Dwarf Morning Glory

Cardinal Flower

Source:  Southern Living©

Photo credit:  © Ralph Lee Anderson

Author: Dennis Hickey

There are no limits to success to those who never stop learning. Learning will nourish your personal growth. I hope you enjoy this website and visit often so you too keep learning too. View all posts by Dennis Hickey