Mine looks very leggy with a few leaves on them. This year I'm going to just cut them down when they start looking scraggly.

Same with mine - scraggly in winter. I cut them back in the spring and they look great now.

I have seen some photos on here with good looking salvia greggii in winter, so someone may have some tips.

Treat them like roses. Cut them back in spring and fall. Keeps them busy.

Salvia greggii should be cut back in the "J" months, June or July, and again in January. When they are mature, I take off about 1/3 of the plant. During the winter they are little green shrubs--no flowers, but the leaves stay on and are green.

I have heard that if you take off too much, they will lag before they start blooming again, but they will. I am always pinching them back to keep them full. I have seen some Greggiis get leggy because of not enough trimming back. J months sound good. I have also heard that when they get woody, and older, their "growth" nodes get wooded in so branching out becomes more difficult for them.Get them nice and bushy when they are young. That's the ticket. Mine are still blooming up a storm so I will wait till July. I like to collect the seeds.

Ooh, love this information. Mine have gone asleep, I am putting pruning/deadheading on my list to do this weekend.

Thank you, thank you thank you

When I first started growing salvai's I took the time to prune just the spent stems, took a lot of time to do, now I just cut the bush back.

Right now all of mine are full and flowering :)

Well, I failed to do that, so at the moment, mine are scraggly & "dry prairie" looking.
What should I do?
Cut them back how much at this time of year?
They are extremely leggy, scraggly, & woody at the moment.

Randy

I did not get mine cut back as I normally would either, Randy. I will eagerly await some answers on this one. I know I must cut them back, both for looks and for space, but I would hate to have just some ugly brown sticks. Mine are blooming, but badly in need of a "trim".

I've always just cut 'em back pretty severly. Mine only get part sun to mostly dappled shade so they're pretty leggy. I wait until they are finished blooming and whack 'em down. Not completely down, just close too it.
They sit there and do ok until its time to get ready to bloom again when they start putting out branches and growing like gang busters. Haven't killed one yet! And they stay pretty small and full, which is perfect for where I have them planted.

Thank you, Melva. I appreciate the info! I'll go out and give mine a good haircut.

Randy

I will wait until mine have a few less blooms before I start whacking.....!!!!