How to deadhead Lupines

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Madmartigan

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Hi guys,

I recently planted some russell's mix lupines and boy are they pretty. I'd like to deadhead them in hopes of getting more blossoms, but to chop off the flower seems to mean chopping the plant in half! :confused: Do you really just chop the hole stalk off, or is there a better way, or can you even deadhead these?
 
With lupines you will need to remove the flower sytem down to just above a leaf!
They will rebloom with shorter and fewer flowers!
 


When I had them in the city, I just cut the whole flower stalk and let them develop more leaves! ...then wait for next year!
 
Gotcha. Well I guess the trick is just to have a lot of plants then. :D I really like these. I had never seen them before and saw them on sale at Home Depot so I grabbed four and then started growing a bunch in the window. One pot will be ready for planting soon.
 
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