Cut back old flowers to the base of the stem using bypass pruners to encourage more blooms. Apply a light application of organic fertilizer to the top of the soil. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost. Water weekly until soil is completely moist in summers with no rainfall. Pincushion flowers are attractive to butterflies.
Pincushion flowers make fine cut flowers.
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