Spring is the ideal time to give your daisies a good trim, as new growth starts showing and you can prune to shape the plant and encourage robust flowering. To deadhead your daisies, first ensure that the blades on your garden shears are cleaned. Regularly trim back the daisy plants to promote bushier growth and prevent legginess by cutting back the stems by about one-third to one-half their length. Remove spent flowers with a pruning shear or sharp knife, taking out the flowering stem down to the first new bud.
To prune a daisy, start by cutting off any dead or dying stems with a sharp pair of shears. Then, cut back any stems that are longer than 12 inches and cut away. When pruning daisies in the summer, it’s easy to make common mistakes, such as cutting too much. To deadhead daisies properly using pruning shears and gardening gloves, follow these steps:
- Clean and sterilize the cutting tool.
- Identify the spent flowers.
- Use clean, sharp hand shears (scissors) and a bucket/basket/paper bag to collect dead heads.
There are around 23,000 species in the daisy family, and it’s important to cut daisy stems to 1–2 inches above the soil line in winter and every year after the first frost. In the fall, cut back the stems to 2 inches (5 cm.) from the ground after the foliage has yellowed.
In summary, daisies don’t need aggressive pruning, but they should be deadheaded to encourage more blooms. Sturdy tools and proper pruning techniques are essential for a thriving daisy plant.
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Hi this is my first time getting this type of plant, if I’m allowed to ask, when you first got the 2 gallons plant or Plant from garden center how do you take care of it!! Do I have to plant it deep, and how about water most of my plant during first year a water it tree times x week ? But with this plant there’s not much information
Hi! Sorry should I cut the daisy once it’s dry (but it’s petals are still white) or should I cut it once it’s color turned really dark? (Like in the article) I read in other websites that i should cut it when it starts to dry but I’m really confused. I’m new in the garden stuff and I really don’t want to mess it up when I’m starting
Since I’m in Chicago and you N.E. – I’d love to hear more about the storage location since many prairie natives require the freeze-thaw cycle to trigger germination. Our Milkweed is a great example of this since it’s almost impossible to ‘relocate’ an established plant, there’s a process involved in harvesting the pods before winter for spring plans
Your article helped me so much. I have daisies and I honestly thought that I was doing them a disservice by allowing them to look as they were. Little did I know that they just needed some deadheading. Thank you so very much for showing me exactly how to do that. Your sweet and steady voice also instilled a sense of confidence in me to get the job done. I also very much enjoy sitting with my garden.
Talk about great timing. I just planted 6 shasta daisies. I honestly had no idea they were bi-annual. I enjoy the flowers so much but sadden to realize they don’t bloom annually. I’ll double check mine today. Also, I transplanted PG hydrangea yesterday. Yes, it was hot 🙂 but I needed to movie a roddie from an extremely shady area, which didn’t take root. I hope my PG makes it but if not, oh well, I see it as an opportunity to buy another variety 🙂