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That's one nice bunch of mums you have there. If you want them to be more compact you can prune them in the spring; then, take any of the cuttings that are 4 inches long and root them so that you have even more plants. I love mums.
* * * * Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
| Seeded: 4.249.72.191
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Pretty picture, Patty, and the yellow looks great with the Purple Coneflowers. It's amazing how different our growing conditions are...my Coneflowers have been finished for two months.
* * * * Rosie z7a Plants: 745 | From: Tulsa OK | Registered: Oct 2005
| Seeded: 68.14.167.179
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I top my mum plants a few times up until the end of July and then I let them grow and bud up. This has helped my plants from getting leggy and also helps them cover themselves with flowers come fall.
* * * * John - Zone 6 Plants: 1068 | From: Connecticut | Registered: Aug 2005
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Rosie - I know! The coneflowers are still blooming here, but when I went on the garden tour in Fargo, just 55 miles from our farm, in June - their coneflowers were almost done blooming! I don't know why, but I'm not complaining.
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Mine are just getting ready to bloom .....and my coneflowers we're done blooming in july.I'd have to use summer phlox& mexican mint marigold.I'll have to snap you a shot.
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