Caring for Freesias: Deadheading and Growth Tips

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Maximizing Blooms: Deadheading and Care Tips for Freesias. This video provides helpful tips for caring and growing freesias, including deadheading old flowers, pruning freesia plants, removing dead flowers, and fertilizing the plant. Method 1 explains deadheading the flowers, which involves removing the spent flower before the seed head begins to form, about a quarter inch below the flower head, using kitchen scissors or garden secateurs. It's important not to remove any foliage when deadheading to preserve the plant's energy. After the flowering season, the foliage should be left on the plant to store energy for winter. Once the foliage has withered away, it's fine to cut it back about 2 inches from the ground. Method 2 covers caring for freesias after deadheading, which includes fertilizing regularly with a high-potassium, water-soluble fertilizer, watering during dry periods, but not allowing the soil to become waterlogged, mulching regularly to keep moisture in the soil, and letting the plant go dormant after flowering by ceasing watering for 6-8 weeks. Finally, freesias should be protected from frost, and if you expect temperatures to drop, the corms should be lifted to overwinter indoors. Overall, the video offers helpful insights on how to care for freesias, including growing them from bulbs, pruning, and growing in pots or containers.