tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post1725502931052254184..comments2023-10-26T05:53:14.453-04:00Comments on Wife, Mother, Gardener: Pruning DayliliesWife, Mother, Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-70518695566744245362015-11-02T21:13:27.180-05:002015-11-02T21:13:27.180-05:00So glad it was helpful, Janneke!
Your garden is ...So glad it was helpful, Janneke! <br /><br />Your garden is so lovely already. I am pleased to be able to help! <br />~JulieWife, Mother, Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-19600996708382511332015-11-02T21:12:36.063-05:002015-11-02T21:12:36.063-05:00Glad you enjoyed it, ShellE!
Yes, there are many...Glad you enjoyed it, ShellE! <br /><br />Yes, there are many herbaceous perennials that will benefit from being cut back mid to late season. If you just top your foxgloves, biennial or perennial, they will often rebloom nicely. <br /><br />This also goes for any flowering ANNUALS too, of course! Once they have given a good bloom, they will often look better after a "haircut" to get their new buds growing. This is true if they are in the ground, in pots or in hanging baskets. An old nursery-worker trick for you ;) <br /><br />Thanks for visiting! <br />~JulieWife, Mother, Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-14634584469858623072015-11-02T21:09:13.688-05:002015-11-02T21:09:13.688-05:00Thanks Margaret! So glad it has worked for you.
~...Thanks Margaret! So glad it has worked for you. <br />~JulieWife, Mother, Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-72624996554384792102015-11-02T21:08:50.996-05:002015-11-02T21:08:50.996-05:00Wonderful Sheila!
I do find that the "reblo...Wonderful Sheila! <br /><br />I do find that the "reblooming" types are more likely to rebloom... like Hemerocallis 'Stella d' Oro', but rebloom is not the ultimate goal for my chop. Just tidying it up for the rest of the summer/autumn season. <br /><br />Thank you for your visit!!<br />~Julie Wife, Mother, Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-64754485654402961072015-11-02T21:06:55.077-05:002015-11-02T21:06:55.077-05:00Angie,
Not rude at all! I am an American after al...Angie, <br />Not rude at all! I am an American after all ;) <br /><br />Yes, Astrantia and Polemonium have done well after a chop. Also "dead-leafing" my hardy Geraniums, lamb's ears (Stachys byzantine), lady's mantle (Alchemilla mollis) and Hosta. Pretty much any herbaceous perennial that finishes a large flowering by the beginning of August will do well to be cut to the ground & set to regenerate for nicer fall foliage. <br /><br />Thank you so much for adding to the conversation. And for your visit! <br />~JulieWife, Mother, Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-36891321046807633402015-10-14T11:42:43.128-04:002015-10-14T11:42:43.128-04:00Thank you very much for (re) posting this! I love...Thank you very much for (re) posting this! I love plants that give a show, then I can cut back and make room for the next show, I did not know I could do this to daylilies (which I feel I need to grow to cover up fading tulips). And thanks to comments above, I have a longer list of "disappearing' foliage!ShellEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271445923736235017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-32297237406735011692015-10-13T06:56:24.799-04:002015-10-13T06:56:24.799-04:00It was because of this original post from a couple...It was because of this original post from a couple of years ago that I started chopping by daylilies...so glad you posted this. Margaret @ Live Like No One Elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407182443460902580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-83956802343261674472015-10-05T07:33:51.107-04:002015-10-05T07:33:51.107-04:00Here in southern Oklahoma, the leaves will die off...Here in southern Oklahoma, the leaves will die off not long after they have finished blooming. I drag out all the dead leaves and before I know it, there are new plants popping up. They wont bloom this late in the year, but they do look much neater.Sheila Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331785926510478478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-50182390627302009242015-10-01T11:34:32.875-04:002015-10-01T11:34:32.875-04:00Surprisingly, after flowering I cut back Alchemil...Surprisingly, after flowering I cut back Alchemillas, Geraniums and some other plants, except daylilies, I really never thought of it. Thanks for the tip for next year, I will not forget.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-85894691382669304042015-10-01T10:29:50.523-04:002015-10-01T10:29:50.523-04:00Like you I was rather apprehensive about cutting b...Like you I was rather apprehensive about cutting back some plants but I too was surprised at just how much of a difference it makes to the look of the garden. Although I had never considered doing it with the daylilies. I comb out the yellow foliage with my fingers to tidy them up but next year, I am going to follow your lead - they really do make a huge difference don't they?<br />Would it be rude of me to add a few more example of plants that recover well given the chop after flowering. Astrantia, Sanguisorba, and Polemonium do equally well given a chop right back to the ground. Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.com