whats wrong with my sweet william - Knowledgebase Question

gaylesville, Al
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Question by nrccmc
June 2, 2009
i thought sweet william was a bush-y plant. mine has grown tall and is now trning brown. it had few blooms. what did i do wrong? thank you


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Answer from NGA
June 2, 2009
Sweet william is usually a low mounding plant. If yours is growing tall it may be reaching for the sunshine. If it is getting more shade than sun, you may want to move it to a sunnier spot. If you prune off the spent flowers by shearing the plant back to 3-4" tall, it will respond by developing more flowers. I'd do this now to reduce the size of the plant and to encourage more flowers. Good luck with your plant!

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