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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comI have two spireas – Little Princess and Goldenmound. I believe both are considered summer blooming variety. Do the flowers need removed as they die? If not, when. Also have a White Out Hydrangea. Same question.
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1 Comment To "Removing blooms"
#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 05/29/2015 @ 5:08 pm
Pruning the spirea right after blooming is a good idea and keeps the garden looking tidy.
Your White Out Hydrangea should have all dead wood removed in the spring.
Then every 5 years prune out 1/3 old wood to the ground each spring to rejuvenate your plant.
Dead head old blossoms to encourage more blooms throughout it’s growing season.
Here are a couple of links.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/spirea/growing-spirea-shrubs.htm [1]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/hydrangea/prune-hydrangea-bushes-hydrangea-pruning-instructions.htm [2]