Wear gardening gloves since some tougher stems could irritate your skin. Use hand pruners to snip off spent blooms. On average, perennial flower blooms last for 3–4 weeks. [2] X Research source
Also remove yellow and wilting stems and leaves. Yellowing foliage will probably not recover, and is just as unsightly as dead foliage.
This process is often called “deadheading,” since you’re removing the dead heads of flowers. [4] X Research source If you don’t have a pair of pruning shears, purchase one at your local hardware store or home and garden supply store. Cut the spent flower stems below the foliage to prevent unsightly stems from sticking out of your plant.
If you do, you’ll wind up waiting over a month for new flowers to emerge after you’ve pruned the daisy bed. [5] X Research source
By pruning, you’re essentially forcing the daisy plant to repeat a specific part of its reproductive cycle, rather than allowing it to finish the cycle as it would in nature. [7] X Research source
At this point, the daisy plants will put their energy into maintaining the leaves rather than producing seeds.
Dead daisies in winter will have no greenery on the stems or stalk, and they can start to look slimy and unsightly.
If you’re not sure when the first killing frost occurs in your region, you can look it up online here: https://www. almanac. com/gardening/frostdates.
