Pruning Ornamental Grasses
Pruning Tips
- Prune your ornamental grass in early spring after its winter dormancy. To encourage new growth, and ideally before new growth even begins to form, prune the grass back to about 3 to 4 inches.
- Evergreen grasses do not require early spring pruning except to clear out any signs of damage or disease.
NOTE: This is part 8 in a series of 10 articles. For a complete background on how to grow ornamental grasses, we recommend starting from the beginning.
Additional Notes
Eventually, you may notice that your ornamental grass appears to only produce new growth around the edges of the main plant. At this time you will need to break up that main plant and transplant the divisions as you would new plantings. Carefully break up that clump with a hand trowel or knife until you end up with smaller divisions, usually 1/4 the size of the original main clump. Clean up the smaller divisions (removing dead, damaged, or diseased areas) before transplanting.
