I am about to start a science fair project, and I only have until the end of November to obtain my results. I need to know if you can cut off the top of a flowing plant, in order to make it the same height as ANOTHER plant of the same type, in order to essentially "start" each plant at the same level for use in the experiment. Will the top of said plant actually grow back if you do that, or is this actually killing the plant? I've never worked with flowers/plants before, so my apologies if this is a stupid question.
Can you trim the top of a flowering plant?
it all depends upon the type of plant that you trim the top of. Most of the time when you trim the top off plants, they start to bush out instead of grow taller. If you are looking to see which plant grows taller, it will be the one you haven't trimmed, but the one that you have trimmed, will also be healthier, and have more flowers in the future. (once again, depending upon the flowering plant)
Reply:Depending upon the type of plant/flower, you can safely trim it. This is not the same as cutting it back by several inches.
Roses are one species that gets trimmed back almost every season.
Hope this helps.
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