How to prune peony flowers after they fade

1. Cut off the remaining flowers

After the peony flowers have completely withered, the remaining flowers need to be pruned immediately. These withered flowers have no ornamental value and leaving them on the plants will only waste nutrients, so they need to be cut off immediately. When cutting, cut from the base of the pedicel and remove the pedicel together. Do not cut just the flowers, otherwise the remaining flower stalks may rot.

2. Cut off diseased leaves

Because its flowering period is summer, it is very easy to get disease during this period. So after it finishes blooming, you should also check whether there are any diseased branches or leaves on the plant. If there is, it needs to be cut off immediately, and after cutting, spray it with some sterilization agent to prevent the bacteria from infecting other branches and leaves.

3. Prune bad branches

It takes a lot of nutrients to bloom, which may cause some of its non-flowering branches to become dry and yellow due to lack of nutrients. If the maintenance environment is not very good, this symptom will be more obvious. When you see these branches that have become dry or leaves that have turned yellow, you also need to cut them off.