How to prune dianthus

When to prune dianthus

The time to prune dianthus flowers is usually during the growing season, after flowering and before winter. The purpose of pruning is different at different times.

The cutting propagation of dianthus is carried out from October to late February of the following year. Choose strong woody side branches, 6-9 cm long. After cutting, keep the room temperature between 10℃-13℃. It will take about 20 days to take root. During the later management, more fertilizer is needed in the seedling stage. Pinch the seedlings when they are 1.5 cm tall to promote luxuriant flowering.

Dianthus pruning

1. Prune the dead flowers: The flowering period of carnations is usually between May and June. Pruning the dead flowers after they bloom can save nutrients and help the plants resume normal growth.

2. Overwintering: Dianthus needs to be pruned once before winter every year, between August and September. At this time, it must be heavily pruned to control the length of the branches to 8 to 9 cm. This removes many growth points, promotes the growth of branches, and improves cold resistance.

Tips for pruning dianthus

In addition to regular pruning of carnations, they should also be pruned after the flowers fade, cutting off the remaining flowers, dead branches, old branches, and overgrown branches, so that the carnations will sprout more new buds and bloom more beautiful flowers next year.

When the dianthus flowers reach a certain height, they must be pinched and topped, that is, the top dominance must be removed. This can not only control the height of the dianthus flowers, but also promote the growth of side branches.

Dianthus pruning flowering

Dianthus is relatively resistant to pruning, so you can prune it at the right time to encourage it to bloom more. During its growth process, you should frequently pinch off the top and side buds to reduce nutrient consumption and encourage it to bloom.

Tips for pruning dianthus

In order to prevent carnations from being infected by viral diseases, they should be sprayed with disinfectant solutions such as carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl after each pruning, and the tools used for pruning should also be disinfected.