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title: "Hi, just wondering what is the best way to remove dead flowers from a…"
description: "Hi, just wondering what is the best way to remove dead flowers from a petunia? Do you just pull the flower off or cut the flower and leaf around it? Thank you."
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Selina"
published: "2026-05-11T02:07:56.361695Z"
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# Hi, just wondering what is the best way to remove dead flowers from a…

_Posted by Selina on 2026-05-11_

Hi, just wondering what is the best way to remove dead flowers from a petunia? Do you just pull the flower off or cut the flower and leaf around it?  
Thank you.

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## 5 comments

### Christina commented on 2026-05-11

Love these- one of my favs for the yard. I usually just pinch the dead blooms off. You can also deadhead the whole thing if its starts getting scraggly and it will reset it and push out new blooms.

#### Selina replied on 2026-05-11

Thank you Christina

### Bebe Lovin Plantpets commented on 2026-05-11

I just pinch them off

### Dani commented on 2026-06-03

I just added this to my planta right now and it showed me your post and I thought it worth mentioning that the woman in the garden center said to not just pinch the flower, but go down to where the flower meets the last stem and if you pinch it there, it’ll grow two more in its place. So I’m gonna try that and we’ll see if it works. 🤷🏻‍♀️

#### Selina replied on 2026-06-03

Thank you Dani for your advice. I will do that.

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