Care For Russian Sage In The Fall

Question

The Russian Sage was newly planted in mid June – Washington DC area very hot and wet summer. They sprawled instead of growing vertical and bushy. So now it is Nov 5 and they have lost a good amount of their foliage and are sprawled and very stringy. I am afraid of cutting them and killing them. What should I do. Thanks Kevin

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Answer 1

The best thing to do at this point is to just wait. They will want that old growth left on until Spring, when it will be suitable to cut it.

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