My sweet william perrenial plant has stop'd flowering. How do I cut it back and how much to cut.?
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Cut off the flowering stems , at least as far back as the leaves of the main part of the plant. If it's already gone to seed , save some & next month, start some for next year.
Btw, they are biennial, so the plant might not come back next yr. Deadheading (what you are asking about. - that's the term.) will help avoid death, but it's not guaranteed.
Sweet William is one of the easiest plants to grow. As you see that the buds or blooms are not being produced ,simply trim the plant evenly about 1-3 inches back depending on the size of the plant. Another hint- when the
Off with all the old stems. Save some seed - so easy to grow.
Cut off all the dead growth after flowering and mine always re-bloom in the late summer.
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