Strelizie - do not cut, but rather clean out

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• Strelizie - do not cut, but rather clean out
• No pruning is necessary here
• Rip up dried leaves
• Remove wilted flowers
• Flowers are suitable for the vase cut
• Tips

Wilted flowers of the Strelitzia can be cut out

Strelizie - do not cut, but rather clean out

Most of the time she shows her banana-like leaves. At some point shoots shoot up like arrows and out of them open the strange-looking and often colorfully colored flowers. Should one cut off the flowers and does the entire plant need a radical cut?

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No pruning is necessary here

The Strelitzia you do not have to cut back. You should not do it if you want to enjoy it for years to come. She needs no pruning. Cutting would actually do her more harm than good. Therefore, never cut radically! Unless you want to compost this plant then ...

Rip up dried leaves

Not infrequently, individual leaves wither over time. They are getting old and the plant wants to get rid of them. You should not cut these leaves!

Remove wilted flowers

When the flowering time (between March and September) is over, the flowers wither and fruits with seeds are formed. But that costs Strelitzia a lot of energy.

Often, the plant is so weakened by the formation of its fruit stalks and seeds that it becomes more susceptible to pest infestation. Therefore, if you can do without the fruits and seeds, you should preferably remove the old flowers. Put on a pair of scissors directly on the flower neck below!

Flowers are suitable for the vase cut

Although the Strelitzia is poisonous, its flowers look fantastic. They are even suitable for the vase cut! For this you should cut the flower stems deep at the point of attachment and quickly put in a vase. Of course, this procedure should be dropped if you want to gain the seeds, in order to increase the Strelitzia.

Tips

Even if the parrot flower is once infested with diseases - very rarely the case - you should remove the affected parts of the plant before the disease can spread further!