How to Prune White Sage | CA Native Garden Care Series

Learn how to keep your white sage healthy and vibrant with our simple pruning tips! Pruning white sage is easy and beneficial. Don’t be afraid to trim it up for lush growth and beautiful blooms.

Key Points:
After Spring/Early Summer Flowering: Remove new growth to encourage more blooms. Note: Prevents seed development.
Fall Maintenance (October): Remove dead seed heads for a tidy look. Save deeper pruning for spring.
Late Fall Refresh (November): Cut back older plants into woodier parts. New growth will emerge soon.

Tips:
Leave Some Seed Heads: They provide food and habitat for wildlife.
Be Patient: Allow time for regrowth, especially after hard pruning.

[Bibbleton]

Great info! I over pruned too late in spring and mine died back to only a few stalks so I’m planting another. Thank you

[LACalifornia-qtjp]

Node stuff, so helpful. Chop and drop cool😎. Great info on the wildlife. I’m doing the bird garden on the waterwise site, nice tip about the sage seed❤️🐦‍⬛🦉🐝🦋

[seniorsuecacti]

Thanks for making these how to videos! I am learning a lot. I look forward to the next one! 😎

[kevperz]

great video. looking forward to see the results of the pruning

[davidwang]

thank you for the super informative video!! well done!