How to Use deadhead in a Sentence
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Deadheads did it in the Nineties.
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Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Deadhead spent blooms by cutting the flower stalks down to just above a strong leaf.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Deadhead spent flowers as the blooms fade or once most of the flowers have bloomed.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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And these Deadheads are something else.
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Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Deadhead spent blooms to keep the flower show going until frost.
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Michelle Darrisaw,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
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Deadhead spent blooms to keep the flower show going until frost.
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Michelle Darrisaw,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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Pinch back young seedlings for a bushier plant and deadhead spent flowers to keep the blooms coming.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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Since then, tributes have come from Deadheads both famous and non-.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
18 Jan. 2026
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Deadhead spent flowers to prolong bloom.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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Give your plants the right amount of sun and water to maximize their scents, and deadhead spent blooms.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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Deadhead to increase the plant's life and encourage more blooms.
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Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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Provide staking in windy areas and deadhead spent blooms for a second flush.
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Lauren Dunec Hoang,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 July 2025
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Pinch back the growing tips to encourage the plant to be more bush-like, and deadhead spent flowers.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Deadhead spent blooms to encourage fresh flowers and keep your plant looking tidy.
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Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
8 June 2026
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Remove dead or dried foliage and deadhead flowers to extend bloom.
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Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
27 Feb. 2026
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Plant a variety with a range of bloom times and deadhead often to extend the beauty even longer.
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Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
12 Apr. 2026
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Deadhead spent flowers to encourage more blooms.
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Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
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With their sticky foliage and stems, petunias have never been an enjoyable plant to deadhead.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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Feed them a few times a growing season and deadhead spent blooms to keep the flowers coming until the first frost.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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After blooming, deadhead and retain the green shoots until brown, then remove.
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Jodi Bay,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2021
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May that dream live on through future generations of Deadheads.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Jan. 2026
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To deadhead, cut back individual spent blooms to the first five-leaflet leaf to encourage more buds to form.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
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To deadhead, cut back individual spent blooms to the first five-leaflet leaf to encourage more buds to form.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
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After all, a deadhead relaxing in a passenger seat is paid the same as a working crew member.
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Elliott Hester,
latimes.com,
1 July 2019
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Still, their esoteric acid rock was revered and adored by their huge and loyal fanbase, known as Deadheads.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Jan. 2026
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Give the plants good air circulation and deadhead spent flowers for optimum blooms.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
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Provide plenty of sunlight, moisture, and deadhead often for lush foliage and blooms.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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In very hot inland areas, be more conservative and deadhead very lightly.
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Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2020
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Remove one-third of the oldest branches to ground level, cut remaining stems to 3 feet, and deadhead spent blooms.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2026
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Avoid warm drafts to prolong flowering, and deadhead spent flowers and yellow leaves by pulling off the entire stem near the foliage line.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Country Living,
24 Oct. 2022
- She's out in the garden deadheading the rosebushes.
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The best way to keep a plant blooming is to deadhead the blooms.
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Joanne Kempinger Demski,
Journal Sentinel,
25 Aug. 2022
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To deadhead these blooms, snip the stem just above a leaf node or a set of healthy leaves.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Aug. 2025
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Most flight attendants would rather deadhead than work a flight.
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Elliott Hester,
latimes.com,
1 July 2019
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When astilbe’s fluffy pink and white flower plumes begin to fade, there’s no need to deadhead.
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2026
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Here’s how and when to deadhead your hydrangeas to keep them beautiful.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
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There’s no need to deadhead fan flowers—the blooms will keep coming well into fall.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
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On the least healthy bushes, maintain foliage and deadhead just the bloom.
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Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2020
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Here’s how and when to deadhead your hydrangeas to keep them beautiful.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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Here’s how and when to deadhead your hydrangeas to keep them beautiful.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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Best of all, the plant is self-cleaning so there is no need to deadhead spent flowers to keep those blooms coming.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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Here are the plants to deadhead in July for repeat blooms all summer long.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
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Here are the plants to deadhead in July for repeat blooms all summer long.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
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But be careful not to deadhead plants in the Borago genus.
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Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
1 June 2026
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Don’t forget to deadhead them to keep them looking their best for as long as possible.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Sep. 2025
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To deadhead, simply pinch off the faded flower, along with the seed pod below.
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Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
24 June 2026
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The new flowers hide old, spent blooms which eventually drop their petals, so there is no need to deadhead.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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The new flowers hide old, spent blooms which eventually drop their petals, so there is no need to deadhead.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
11 July 2024
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One thing to keep in mind, though, is to always deadhead their spent blooms, which will encourage further growth.
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Haniya Rae,
Martha Stewart,
1 Mar. 2026
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Best of all, million bells are self-cleaning, so there is no need to deadhead spent flowers to keep the show going.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Each plant will repeat bloom if deadheaded after flowers fade.
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Karen Dardick,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
12 May 2017
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Or hired a private bus with driver to take the passengers or deadhead crew to Louisville.
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David Koenig,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2017
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New flowers grow above the old flowers, reducing the need to deadhead as often.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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With their sticky foliage and stems, petunias have never been an enjoyable plant to deadhead.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
11 July 2024
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With their sticky foliage and stems, petunias have never been an enjoyable plant to deadhead.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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Second, when the flowers are finished making their show, deadhead the old blooms to keep them from going to seed.
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Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Jan. 2022
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For extended blooms, be sure to deadhead this plant to encourage new blossoms.
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Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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As flowers start to fade, deadhead frequently to encourage new buds and blooms.
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Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Apr. 2022
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Keep plant blooms deadheaded after they are finished blooming.
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Betty Cahill,
The Denver Post,
27 June 2019
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Make sure to deadhead spent blooms in order to prolong their flowering, and cut them back in late fall or early spring.
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Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
3 July 2026
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