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I didn't pinch out my antirrhinums

B3B3 Posts: 24,455
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I bought some seeds. They were all I could get at the time. They germinated and I planted them out. They grew. There's now one flower at the top of each one. Will they bush out themselves or can I do anything to encourage it or is it too late?
Self seeders seem to be bushy enough so I thought I could let them get on with it😐
In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,113
    I didn’t pinch mine either and they seem to get bushier by themselves. They will probably bush out even more after deadheading the main flowering spike.
  • B3B3 Posts: 24,455
    That's what I'm hoping @pitter-patter😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,113
    The tall ones have struggled a bit with this wind, unfortunately. The other ones are Day and Night. Do you find they self seed reliably and do they stay true to type?






  • B3B3 Posts: 24,455
    I hope mine will look like that😊
    A rather nice white  one self seeded in one of my containers. Nothing to do with me unfortunately
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,113
    I’m going to try to sprinkle some seeds in the autumn to have some early ones next year.
  • B3B3 Posts: 24,455
    Good luck. 😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • JilbertJilbert Posts: 15
    pitter-patter said:
    The tall ones have struggled a bit with this wind, unfortunately. The other ones are Day and Night. Do you find they self seed reliably and do they stay true to type?






    Wow! What variety are the top ones?
  • Mr. Vine EyeMr. Vine Eye Posts: 2,255
    Mine overwintered and became a sprawling mess! I removed most of them now as they’d already flowered, but there’s a few that responded to being cut back and are growing shorter and bushy.

    I wasn’t expecting to keep them!
    East Yorkshire
  • FireFire Posts: 17,116
    I'm hoping mine will bush out too. I had to go for pink as that's all I could get. :s
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,113
    That’s good to know, @Mr. Vine Eye.

    The tall ones are Chantilly Bronze, @Jilbert. 
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