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Growing Violas?

Growing Violas - mostly purple and yellow violasI would like to know what to do with violas once they become scraggy? They have been beautiful all winter, but not now that summer is here, is it best to pull them out and plant new in spring? Your advice would be appreciated.

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November 8, 20180 found this helpful

Cut them back in midsummer when they get scraggly. They will grow back fuller.

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November 8, 20180 found this helpful

You don't say what zone you are in, so you may want to look up your local extension office:

pickyourown.org/countyextensionagentoffices.htm

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I have only ever grown them as annuals. Our Winters are horrible so it kills them.

I have kept them for several years inside in pots. I just pinch back dead blooms and leaves and the are sturdy!

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November 19, 20180 found this helpful

in general you want to 'deadhead' or otherwise prune such plants so that they will grow more rounded and nice

the plant grows taller because of competition from other plants for sunlight - it's an arms race of which plants gets most access to sunlight, which is why it bolts

but if you keep it pruned then it will not bolt but fill out instead

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