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Salvia
May 5, 2022 10:29:31 GMT -5
Post by lilolpeapicker on May 5, 2022 10:29:31 GMT -5
I purchased 2 perennial salvia plants which I put in the ground yesterday. I am wondering if I should cut it back immediately or wait til all flowers are spent. It was full of flowers but there are some along the stem that are starting to to die. I was told where I got it that the flowers need to be cut back to bloom again. At what point would that be?  |
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Post by desertwoman on May 5, 2022 11:11:16 GMT -5
I pinch back any flowers. Let the energy go into rooting when it first goes in.
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Salvia
May 7, 2022 16:36:54 GMT -5
Post by lilolpeapicker on May 7, 2022 16:36:54 GMT -5
desertwoman, Pinching implies at the tip I am thinking. Someone told me to cut back the flowering stalk as the flowers fade so that it flowers again. Is that too severe?
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Post by desertwoman on May 7, 2022 17:05:16 GMT -5
Yes, I would cut back the flowering stalk too. And I would not necessarily wait until the flowers fade when first planting . Once the plant is established then I would pinch back the flower and stalk as the flower fades, to encourage more blooms.
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