Deadheading Chart & Guidelines

Annuals(all annuals are deadheaded)	Perennials to Deadhead	Plants that Self-Deadhead
Alyssum-clip back long stems	Bleeding Heart-encourages longer bloom	Fibrous Begonia
Cleome-pinch off seed capsules if you don't want reseeding	Bulbs-for appearance	Impatiens
Cockscomb	Campanula-for rebloom	Moss Rose
Coleus-many gardeners pinch out flower stalks as soon as they appear Cosmos-pinch back hard to keep them looking attractive	Columbine-prevents reseeding
Geranium	Coralbells-rebloom	Perennials to Leave through the Winter
Lobelia-prune back long stems mid-summer	Coreopsis-rebloom, appearance	Aster
Marigold	Dames Rocket-rebloom	Astilbe
Nasturtium	Daylily-appearance	Common Yarrow
Nicotiana-do occasionally-keeps them looking attractive	Delphinium-rebloom	Coneflower
Pansy-long stems in mid-summer	Fernleaf Yarrow-rebloom, prevent reseeding	Liatris
Periwinkle-only long stems	Feverfew-rebloom	Oriental Poppy
Petunia-pinch out flowers, long stems in mid-summer	Flax-rebloom	Rudbeckia (will reseed profusely)
Pinks or Dianthus	Hosta-appearance	Sedum
Salvia	Lupine-rebloom, appearance
Snapdragon	Marguerite Daisy-rebloom
Verbena	Peony-appearance
Zinnia	Phlox-rebloom, prevent reseeding
	Salvia-rebloom, appearance; can bring back whole plant
	Shasta Daisy-rebloom
	Veronica-rebloom