Should Spirea Be Deadheaded

Pink flowering spirea should also be deadheaded. You can cut off old flowers using a pruners, hedge shears or an electric shearing tool. In the perennial garden deadhead any plant that flowered before June 30th including: salvia, baptisia, nepeta, peonies, coral bells, oxeye daisies, bleeding heart and penstemon.

How do you deadhead spirea?

1. Examine the flowering branches frequently while they are in bloom. Soon after the flowers fade, it’s time to deadhead.
2. Pinch off the flowers or use a pair of hand clippers to cut the stems, just under blooms. …
3. Prune spring-blooming spirea during or just after deadheading, if desired.

Should I cut back spirea after flowering?

Give it a good trim after it flowers in the spring by cutting back the tips of the stems to the top leaf bud. … More drastically cutting back spirea should occur in the fall or in late winter to early spring. Remove any dead branches and use this trimming to shape the shrub.