Cutting back Erigeron

pjwizon

I have a couple of Erigerons in a sunny spot that were planted last July and have thrived. They have retained their foliage over winter and produced new growth this spring, though inevitably the old growth is looking a bit tired. I decided not to cut them back last autumn as they were newly planted.

Should I cut them back now or is it too late? 

Fire

You can cut back the old growth if it's tatty

Uff

Thanks for the reminder @pjwizon
I hadn't seen mine since last autumn so just checked. Brown, dead stalks so feared the worst. New growth at ground level though so it seems all is well. I lost mine the first year that I grew them from seed. I'll grow more I think, I have seeds left from last year. 

RoddersUK

I chopped one back the other day, it was massive.
Must go check how it's doing and keep on top of it going forward.

harmony

This afternoon I was watching 2 sparrows pulling the straggly bits off my erigeron on my patio, they looked so cute I couldn't scare them off..

ciaranmcgrenera

I cut mine back to the ground in November and they’re all coming back strong now.