Expert cutting of daisies is primarily based on the respective growth form. The cutting care of herbaceous garden daisies and woody high-stem daisies differs significantly. Read this guide to learn when and how to cut the perky flower beauties correctly.

Faded daisies should be removed

Rinse faded flowers regularly

When you roam your blooming garden, you should always have a pair of secateurs with you. Daisies will bloom incessantly if you continuously cut off faded flowers. The sun's rays then hit fresh buds that continue the blossom festival.

Instead of cleaning out each withered flower individually, you can cut back daisies by a few centimeters in one go after the first pile. Strengthened with a good portion of flower fertilizer (1.95€), the daisies will sprout within a short time and put on a fresh flower dress. Annual and perennial varieties are equally capable of this floral masterpiece.

Prune garden daisies in autumn

Lavish garden daisies (Leucanthemum superbum), flowering summer daisies (Leucanthemum maximum) and wild and romantic meadow daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) thrive as hardy perennials. After the first frost, the above-ground shoots and leaves pull back. The frost-resistant root ball overwinters. Exactly at the beginning of spring, fresh, leafy stems sprout, on which the distinctive flowers are enthroned. This results in this cut care:

  • Cut perennial daisies in late autumn or early spring
  • Hold dead shoots in bunches with one hand
  • With the cutting tool in the other hand, cut the stalks to ground level

Pruning your garden and summer daisies is easy if you use a perennial sickle. The practical tool resembles a small farmer's scythe and cuts off dead shoots when pulled.

Cut the high stems of the daisies and put them away

Shrub daisies enchant the garden and balcony as picturesque tall stems. Despite a botanical relationship with native marguerite species, the decorative subshrubs from the Canary Islands north of the Alps are not hardy. Cutting and clearing go hand in hand here. How to do it right:

  • Prune the high stems of daisies before putting them away
  • Suitable tools: sharp household scissors, rose or boxwood scissors
  • Cut back the crown by up to two thirds all around
  • Overwinter bright and frost-free
  • Before clearing out, trim the round shape if necessary

As is typical for many Mediterranean subshrubs, pruning aims to prevent the shoots from becoming woody. The crowns of high-stem daisies are trimmed in a similar way to lavender or rosemary. Ideally, cut back the shoots just before the woody area. A cut into the wood is not recommended, as there are few or no dormant eyes from which your marguerite can continue to grow.

Use clippings as cuttings

If you shape the crown of your daisy stem in spring, the clippings will provide suitable material for propagation. Shoots without buds with a length of 10 to 15 centimeters have the potential for cuttings. Planted in a pot with potting soil and covered with a transparent hood, rooting is not long in coming.

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Perennial daisies in pots spend the cold season in a frost-free, bright winter quarters. There, the temperatures should remain below the 10 degree mark so that the perennials do not sprout prematurely. Before clearing, cut back all shoots up to two finger widths above the substrate.

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