gardening question? montuak daisies..

okay so last year we never cut them back.. now they are starting to bloom again... not flowers just the green.. if i cut them back now... will i kill it for the season?

Re: gardening question? montuak daisies..

leave them, they will bloom

Re: gardening question? montuak daisies..

You are supposed to cut them back in late May and then again in late June...

I got this off a webpage...

Montauk Daisy
My Montauk daisies get tall and fall over. Someone said to trim them twice a year but didn’t say when. Can you tell me how and when it’s done?
Montauk daisies (Nipponanthemum nipponicum) do get leggy, floppy, and out of control. You can cut them back twice during the growing season: the first time is about the middle of May when you see the growth starting to swell; the second time is during the last week of June. In May, cut them back to 4 inches; in June, cut one half of what has grown since the May cut. You are cutting about six weeks apart. Don’t do anymore trimming after the last week of June. Your daisies should be sturdier and less likely to flop onto neighboring plants.