THE HAIRCUT - just before the bloom

THERE IS A MOMENT, IN EARLY FEBURARY, JUST BEFORE THE FLOWER STEMS BREAK THROUGH, WHEN YOU SHOULD GIVE YOUR MATURE - FLOWERING PLANTS A GOOD HAIRCUT. HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF HOW WE DO IT HERE.

Before After that's the cat, MOBY DICK. HERE ARE THE SAME PLANTS 2 WEEKS LATER.

These are the plants you look forward to if you are just getting started growing h.Orientalis. These plants were transplanted to this location 7 years ago. The plants themselfs are upwards of 15 years old.

The pictures below look at 4 year olds getting their first haircut.