How to prune smooth beardtongue

After flowering (late spring to early summer); early spring for clean-up. Cut finished flower stalks to the base of the leaf rosette once blooms are spent. In early spring, remove dead rosette leaves cleanly at the base before new growth emerges. Avoid cutting into healthy foliage.

Once after flowering; light clean-up in early spring. Smooth Beardtongue is a fuss-free native perennial. Deadhead spent flower spikes after bloom by cutting them back to the basal rosette to keep the plant tidy. This may occasionally encourage a second, smaller flush. Clean up dead or frost-damaged rosette leaves in early spring. No hard pruning is needed or recommended.

Cut finished flower stalks to the base of the leaf rosette once blooms are spent. In early spring, remove dead rosette leaves cleanly at the base before new growth emerges. Avoid cutting into healthy foliage.