Maintenance Tips

• Prefers soils with average / balanced moisture; water regularly but ensure good drainage to prevent root rot.
• Minimal pruning required; deadheading spent blooms can encourage further flowering.
• Divide clumps in early spring to promote health and control growth.
• Monitor for pests such as aphids and milkweed bugs, and diseases like powdery mildew. Handle plant maintenance carefully, though, to avoid harming monarch caterpillars.
  New transplants can stress and head into dormancy early. Mark locations and monitor into the following year.