Summer Pruning: Giving your Salvias the 'Hampton Hack' - Episode 2

William Dyson, Curator at Great Comp Garden.
Tutorial on how to prune shrubby Mexican salvias in the summer. The 'Hampton Hack'...
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[@patricialavender2902]

I have purchased salvias from Great Comp. It is a beautiful garden. It's now late July and I haven't yet pruned my shrubby salivas back as I was afraid to do so whilst they were flowering. They are now looking pretty miserable, not many flowers, so should I be drastic and cut them back now? Will I harm the plants if I don't get it right? I am very much an amateur gardener.

[@stevenvitali7404]

I see, so not just the flower stalk, also some of the leaves and shoots

[@laurelsayer7557]

Do I Hampton Hack the Salvia Hotlips?

[@pjroberts2010]

No, it's not required.