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Barbara (Guest) Said,

When I try to deadhead petunias, I never know if I should be taking off just the dead flower, or pinching off the stem part that it grew on. Could somebody please tell me what to do? Thank you.

lovegrowingflowers (Guest) Said,

They probably are growing wave petunias. With the wave petunias you don't have to pinch them back like with regular ones.

I have found that I can find more colors of petunias if I plant petunias other than wave, but anyone that doesn't have or want to spend a lot of time taking care of the flowers would probably be happier with the wave variety.

lydia (Guest) Said,

Just the flower!!

janiek (Guest) Said,

Many people make the same mistake when deadheading petunias, simply pulling off the spent flower petals. This is a simple mistake to make, since they come off so easily. To prevent petunias from getting leggy, the entire seed pod needs to be removed, which means that when you deadhead, you need to pinch off the green part that the petals were growing from, as well as the petals. This will result in a bushier plant loaded with blooms.

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I was visiting an acquaintance and she said she never pinches her petunias back and the plants remain full with lots of flowers. Does she have a different kind of petunia than maybe my mom always had?

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