When a plant produces flowers
A plant is flowering when it produces flowers. Use this tag for all questions about the flowering process - e.g. getting a plant to flower; what to do when it flowers; and how to keep it flowering.
Questions tagged [flowering]
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Why would Comice pear tree stop flowering?
I bought two bare root pear trees six years ago, a Comice and a Bartlett. I bought the Bartlett primarily to serve as a pollinator for the Comice. I grew them in containers for the first year (I knew I would be moving), then put them in the ground…
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What is the proper way to harvest Chamomile flowers?
I have some Chamomile plants that have started to flower and I would like to use them to for tea, but I am unsure of how.
1. When should I pick the flowers?
2. Do they need to be dried to be used?
Below is a picture of their current state.
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Which organic fertilizer should I use to encourage flower growth?
I heard that some plants need fertilizing every two weeks in order to encourage flowering. I prefer organic fertilizers because I feel they provide better nutrients, however they are in granules and are slow releasing.
What is the best way for me…
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When a flowering plant isn't currently flowering, what is that state or phase called?
Is there a technical term for when a plant isn't a seedling, but isn't producing flowers, reproducing, or going dormant? If there are synonyms for that term, I'd love to know them as well.
As an example, say we have a plant that flowers late summer.…
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How are Frangipani (Plumeria) cuttings taken successfully?
I have a Frangipani which has been hacked to bits (thanks previous owner) and now the flowers are around 2 metres (7 feet) above the ground. Below that it is just a single leafless, flowerless stalk.
I would like to take cuttings and turn it into…
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How long after a lily scale is planted should I expect a flowering size bulb?
I have some Madonna lily bulbs that I would like to scale. If I planted them after the last frost in spring, how long will it be until I get a flowering size bulb? Does it matter which scales I use?
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Will these roses bloom this year?
A few weeks ago I bought two tea-hybrid roses with their roots in wet sawdust and saran wrap (it is called nude root in my area, no idea how to call it in English).
The shoots started to grow the next day, although they were still unplanted. After…
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How to protect young plants against frost?
In a 6b zone I have to grow some annual and perennial flowers by the end of May, meaning that they must be flowering by then. I have tried to make a rehearsal of some sorts, but we had freezing temperatures until the first days of May 2016, so last…
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Did my peppers cross? (see pictures)
So I'm growing Carolina Reapers and bell peppers in very close proximity to each other. On one of my bell pepper plants there is a strange looking pepper. It looks like a Reaper and its on one of my bell pepper plants, but it is growing very…
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How do I know when to harvest my artichokes?
At the beginning of the UK summer I planted some artichoke seeds. What I didn't realise is how monstrous the plants would become. They're huge and taking over my vegetable patch. I've had to regularly break leaves off them to stop them strangling my…
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Why are my morning glory flowers closing so early?
I love glories, particularly Grandpa Ott glories. They open in the morning, but by noon, they have closed. Is that because it is so hot here in Florida? The leaves showed some yellowing, and I figured it was from too much watering. But now I'm…
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What are the consequences of not removing all the buds on my young lemon tree?
I have a potted dwarf Meyer lemon tree which is just entering its first flowering season (well at least the first that I've had it - I don't know how old it was when I bought it from the nursery.) I have seen a lot of things which say that it is…
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Leaves on my Cherry Blossom Tree are Wilting
While I was in Japan a few weeks ago I picked up a small cherry blossom sapling to bring home (I believe it's a Yoshino cherry blossom). My girlfriend's grandfather who we were staying with on his farm, wrapped the roots up after dipping them in…
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How Can I Get More Flowers on My Trees?
I understand that once a tree/shrub has reached maturity, flower buds are apical buds that have morphed from vegetative ones. Yet, not every apical bud morphs into being a flower bud and that fraction that do seems to vary – why?
I’d like to know…
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Why do small fruit fall off chilli plants?
My chilli plants are flowering and producing fruit now.
However, some of the very young fruit regularly fall off. They are not very big, probably no more than 2mm in diameter. But they definitely taste of chillies.
On some plants the rate of…
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