Should Violas Be Deadheaded?

Maintenance Tips. In order to keep pansies and violas looking their best, they need to be deadheaded pretty frequently, at least once a week for best results. If they are in a pot by your front door, you may be able to quickly remove the spent flowers and seedpods everyday.

How do I Deadhead violas?

How to do it
  1. With finger and thumb. The simplest method is to just pinch off the faded blooms with finger and thumb. ...
  2. With secateurs, scissors or a knife. To deadhead plants with tough or stringy stems, use secateurs, scissors or a knife. ...
  3. Where to cut.

Do violas flower more than once?

Pansies and violas are the mainstay of winter baskets and containers. ... Most of the bedding violas and pansies are perennials or biennials but they are usually just kept for one season and then discarded, but after flowering they can be cut back to a couple of centimetres and they will re-grow.

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