How to Deadhead Dianthus

Watch and learn how easy it is to deadhead your perennial Dianthus flowers so that you’ll get more flowers throughout the Summer into Fall. This is a quick garden chore that is quite relaxing to do! I use Paint the Town Magenta Dianthus as my example, which is a wonderful evergreen perennial with bright flowers.

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
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[marynagy]

Nothing like a really good new sharp fiskar snippers! Thanks for this tutorial.

[barbaraghose]

Thank you for showing that to us, it’s very helpful!!!

[melindaharry]

I have annual Dianthus that's in its third summer! We've had mild winters and I think that's why. I deadhead it regularly during the summer.

[GrandmaSandy]

Thanks for giving a great shout out for the nippers and how they work and the protective covering that goes over the blades

[GrandmaSandy]

Thank you so much for sharing so much great information and I really enjoyed watching your videos and you were full of great information on your videos how to make your garden look beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing with us.

[vlogmemories]

The flowers are very beautiul my friend.m

[Lindalu]

Having large patches of Dianthus, I was willing to sacrifice a few blossoms so I carefully used my weed eater and was done in about two minutes.

[JaneDoe-viyc]

I have a TON of these dianthus. I love them when they bloom and dread the deadheading. Dreadheading. HA! Laura, how many hours per week do you think you spend gardening? I'm curious. Thanks for your videos. They are very helpful to me.

[roadrunner]

I take a Hedge trimmer and go straight across the top. I may have to sacrifice a few flowers; but It would take hours to do it your way. It works.

[aliciavavala]

Can you just pinch off the dried off seed pods that turned brown? Or do you need to cut from the stem?

[LumiereR-bo]

I appreciate the tutorial. I have a question that is a bit off topic. I have a very mature wooded yard with a central lawn and established borders of shade loving perennials from the previous owners. Every year tree seedlings come up in the beds either from seed drop or squirrel planting. Is there an easy way to eliminate the tree seedlings before they become established? I know I can pull them out with some effort but wondered if you can cut them at the ground. Thanks.

[BG-bjmf]

I am normal! I thought about “OCD” when pruning the Dianthus.

[chrismarchetti-olson]

GREAT VIDEO. Do you think those dead pods hold viable seeds? I want to try to plant the seeds harvested……..have you tried?

[sydneygardener]

Guess what. Garden shears will, do the job in no time with no damage.

[barbmaki]

Hi I had them in. Container. Grew great yearly, this year put them raises bed not good at all

[joydaniel]

Hi Laura do your limelight hydrangea blooms turn pink as they aged? Cuz mine last year’s didn’t. It just went from white to brown! It gets full sun. We are in the same zone 7 as I live here in Sayreville NJ

[carollykins]

Will those seed heads reproduce new plants?

[pjeames]

Do these take full sun or part sun/shade?

[Sconzette]

Why do my dianthus leaves on my new plants look different than yours
The tag I took out of the flat
says dianthus but they look different..

[joydaniel]

Hi Laura are they evergreen in our zone here in nj?