 then that's the best way to get going. And if they're not going to flower again, they're going to look better anyway because they're going to put the energy into the foliage that remains, and the foliage is still there, and you want that to look as green and healthy as possible. And deadhead, let's face it, a whole dead flower, as pretty as it was, is not something you're going to kill your mother. So anyway, get rid of it. And deadheading does not hurt the plant whatsoever.