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Dead-heading is a term that means to remove spent flower heads on plants. You can prolong the bloom time or get a second round of flowering out of many plants by dead-heading them throughout the season. Dead-heading also keeps plants from spreading because you are removing the seeds that may grow into undesirable plants.