Here is the list of what perennials should either be cut back now or left up over the winter. Happy gardening!!
DO NOT CUT BACK
Coral Bell
Liriope (cut back in early spring – March 1)
Lenten Rose
Dianthus
Ornamental Grasses (early spring)
Creeping Phlox
Lambs Ear (remove brown foliage now)
Autumn & Christmas Fern
Plumbago
Bergenia
Clematis (prune back in spring, may vary upon variety)
Roses (cut back ½ in fall)
Butterfly Bush (cut back ½ in fall, can cut back to ground in spring)
DO CUT BACK IN FALL
Peony
Hosta
Day Lily
Hardy Geranium
Salvia
Astilbe
Coreopsis
Russian Sage
Catmint
Tall Garden Phlox
Black-eyed Susan
Purple Cone Flower
Yarrow
This list may not include every perennial that comes into question, so please email our office sundownlc@accessus.net with any questions about your plants. If prepping your garden for winter is just not in your schedule, call us and we’ll take care of it for you. Thanks for reading!
Sundown Landscape
