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title: "I’m growing woodland sage on my balcony and the flowers have all…"
description: "I’m growing woodland sage on my balcony and the flowers have all dried up and turned brown — assuming I should cut those back so that the new flowers can grow…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/wEL7VO0iCKvYrXIqViG76a"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Raven"
published: "2025-05-28T13:31:45.077759Z"
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# I’m growing woodland sage on my balcony and the flowers have all…

_Posted by Raven on 2025-05-28_

I’m growing woodland sage on my balcony and the flowers have all dried up and turned brown — assuming I should cut those back so that the new flowers can grow in correct? I’m new at this!!

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## 3 comments

### SueB commented on 2025-05-28

I would.

### Raven commented on 2025-05-29

I ended up cutting them! There are some new buds coming through so hopefully this will give them a fighting chance :)

### Alicia commented on 2025-06-28

This is what happened to mine too! Almost immediately.

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