Stipa Gigantea To cut down or not?

No, don't cut it down, leave the 'flowers' until the spring to enjoy seeing the frost on them. In the spring, cut off the flowering stems and clean out the dead leaves. It is an evergreen, so it doesn't get cut back in late winter like the deciduous ones do.

Stipas can be divided from mid-spring to early summer if the clumps get overcrowded/too big.

nature wouldnt pick them out so realy i think its up to you.i would just pick up the dead bits myself

Thanks for that, will leave well alone.

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