For the vase or as a maintenance cut

The care cut in the balloon flower

Cut off the withered flowers, then form the Balloon flower again new blossoms instead of the strength in the training of the Seeds to get stuck. So you can use the Heyday lengthen it a little. Whether you want to cut back the plant completely in autumn is a matter of taste. Sick plant parts should always be cut off immediately, so that the disease cannot spread to healthy plants or plant parts.

Since the above-ground parts of the plant dry up and die off in winter anyway, it is autumnal Pruning is not absolutely necessary, but some gardeners find the pruned plants to be "more beautiful". However, the dry plant material also serves as a Winter protection. It is therefore often not recommended to prune until the spring.

Cut the balloon flower for the vase

With its bizarre shape, the balloon flower is very suitable as a cut flower. The best time for this pruning is when the buds have already colored but are still closed. Then keep them in the vase for a reasonable amount of time.

Some varieties were specially bred as cut flowers. These special varieties naturally last longer. If you want to cut balloon flowers for the vase more often, you should plant one of these varieties.

The essentials in brief:

• no regular pruning required
• Pruning is better in spring than in autumn
• excellent cut flower for the vase
• The flowering time can be extended through a clever cut