Black Eyed Susan advice.

[thomas.r.silverman]

I've read the Black Eyed Susan is an annual, but can also be a perennial.

At the onset of winter mine is looking a bit sad.

Shall I merely dead head, or can this plant be cut right back foliage and all ready for next year?

Thanks,

Thomas

East Los Angeles

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Cut back Black Eyed Susans in late Fall when foilage has browned and the plants have gone completely dormant. Leave stems about 3 to 4 inches taller than the basal leaves.

 

[thomas.r.silverman]

Cut back Black Eyed Susans in late Fall when foilage has browned and the plants have gone completely dormant. Leave stems about 3 to 4 inches taller than the basal leaves.

Thanks Louis! Shall I leave basal leaves on each stem?

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Thanks Louis! Shall I leave basal leaves on each stem?

Thomas, Leave the basal leaves on each stem.