Can you cut hostas back in summer

Gardeners go for hosta plants because of their lush greenery and shade tolerance. These popular shade plants offer an entrancing variety of foliage, from smooth leaves to puckered leaves, green or yellow or blue leaves, and leaves the size of a quarter to leaves as big as a plate.

But pests can attack foliage and make it ragged. And come winter, the foliage of these perennials wilt and die back. These are the times to sanitize your pruners and get to cutting back hosta plants. Read on for information on how to prune hostas.

Can You Cut Back Hostas?

Can you cut back hostas?

Can i cut back hostas in september

Yes, there’s no law against pruning hosta plants, and if you decide to undertake the task, your garden will thank you. For example, you can begin cutting back hosta plants if you don’t want the hosta flowers. It may seem odd to snip off the flowers from an ornamental, but keep in mind that the glory of hostas is their foliage.

Some find that the blossoms distract from the glorious mound of overlapping leaves. These gardeners snip off the flower's stems as they appear. On the other hand, the blossom

cutting leaves off hostas in fall

trimming back hostas in fall