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Sat, Dec 17, 11 at 17:06
| I live in Michigan and was wondering if Montauk Daisies can be prunned now (December)? |
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| Sure. You're not pruning a shrub. You're just cutting back a perennial. |
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| I wait until spring and cut back only after I see new growth. There's always some dieback from the longest stems. I do the same with mums. ~Chills |
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| I cut back to about 2", then cut back again at the end of June to keep them bushy |
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| I usually do a double cut back on Montauks as well. Normally after the last hard freezes around April, and again about July. If find their habit becomes really gangly if not held tight and distracts from the beauty of their flowers. I also propagate these with abandon because they really seem to do so well in odd and nasty places and they stay within bounds with little work when they are very young. Definitely an under-used and quite hardy perennial for late season interest. |
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