When does that make sense?

Foliage has a protective function

It is best not to cut off the leaves. They are a natural winter protection when they fall down in autumn and lie over the root area of ​​the plant. Those who do not remove them, but leave them in place, need theirs Funkie not otherwise for the To equip winter.

The old foliage - winter protection and shelter

After the first frost has passed over the hostas, the leaves overturn. They begin to wither noticeably. In addition to their function as winter protection, they represent an important shelter for insects during the winter.

You don't like the withered leaves?

If you think that the old foliage doesn't look nice, but rather disturbs the overall picture, you can of course remove it. However, this does not apply Winter protection and may have to otherwise made available, for example by Tannenreisig. In the fall, you can cut away the foliage if you don't enjoy them.

Remove old parts of the plant in spring

If you left the foliage on the hosta:

• in spring the foliage is muddy and brown
• some of it is also rotten
• Remove the remaining parts of the leaves before the new shoots (in April)
• removing the old leaves encourages new growth
• Scissors are not necessary - leaves can be plucked

It is better to cut away the old inflorescences

In addition to removing the old leaves, the inflorescences should be cut off in summer. That also applies to Funkia in the bucket. The flowers are on the long stems that shoot up from the middle of the perennial from around June. Cut down these stems when the flowering period is over.

If you don't, the black seed pods will form:

• The formation of the seeds is exhausting
• Self-sowing is prevented
• newly created hostas have different properties than the mother plant
• newly created hostas can later displace the mother plant