If you've developed a hate relationship with
Stella Doro, fine with me. Some people just put the flowers in the compost because taking care of it was too consuming. Also, in the hot season, they're too stubborn to bear any beautiful bud. If you adore this perennial, you might as well learn how to deadhead quickly and apply fertilizer. A few more weeks, the flowers will begin to sprout. I don't believe in a perennial that blooms without being taken care of, at least even by Mother Nature.
