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- What to do when the garlic has withered?
- When is the ornamental flower usually withered?
- After flowering remove the inflorescence - not necessarily
- Ripen seeds - self-sowing or sowing
- After flowering, prepare slowly for winter
- Tips
After flowering, decayed plant parts can be cut off
What to do when the garlic has withered?
When the ornamental blooms bloom, it simply looks fantastic with its big flower ball. When the flowering time comes to a safe end, the flowers fade and dry up. A tragedy - or maybe not?
When is the ornamental flower usually withered?
The end of flowering depends on the species and variety. There are species such as the blue garlic, which can bloom in March. But the majority only blooms from May and then into June.
Furthermore, there are isolated specimens that bloom in August and until September. Therefore, look carefully at your ornamental tube! Then you know when the heyday is over. Often the leaves are already completely dry towards the end of flowering.
After flowering remove the inflorescence - not necessarily
For most perennials, the flowers are cut off after flowering. This has the purpose of protecting the plant. She would otherwise train her seeds, which costs her much strength. So it is with the ornamental tube.
But those who want to gain the seeds to multiply or use the seeds as an ornament in autumn and winter in the bed does not necessarily have to remove the flowers. With a proper fertilizer in spring, the nutrient requirement is balanced again.
Ripen seeds - self-sowing or sowing
If you want to harvest the seeds or intend to grow the ornamental onion via self-seeding, you should not cut off the flowers. With a selective sowing in the late autumn or spring you should take care to harvest the seeds in time. The seeds should be colored black. Attention: They fall quickly from the seed at maturity!
After flowering, prepare slowly for winter
This is important after flowering:
Tips
Who wants to remove the inflorescence, it should cut off directly above the ground. If you want, you can still use it as an element for drying arrangements.