Abstract
Abstract Blooming of sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis Linn.), butterfly milkweed (Ascelpias tuberosa Linn.), and Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis Ait.) was delayed by mowing and extended for as much as 1 ½ months by using an appropriate mowing date. Compared to the unmowed plants of any 1 species, height of the lateral buds forced was reduced among the mowed plants regardless of the date when mowing was performed. Mowing resulted in the reduction of number of flowers in sweet rocket, reduced number of flowers, but increased number of inflorescences in Gray goldenrod, and had no effect on flowers of butterfly milkweed. All mowed and unmowed plants survived during the first growing season.
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