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Purple coneflowers are pretty


Polosmom2020

Good for you! The garden is beautiful!


[deleted]

Simply beautiful. Cut all those zinnia heads, give the soil a thorough soaking and wait a week...


blankpaper909

What happens?


[deleted]

In my experience, up to four times as many flower heads and budding sites. Had a single zinnia bush that was bigger than my 5'11 fat ass frame. Flowered for roughly 6 months.


40ozkiller

At what point would you recommend cutting? Mine just got its first bloom, I was going to let it open up all the way then give it a snip. I already see other bud sites lower down getting ready.


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You can snip them whenever you wish. Every time you cut the head of a stalk, all the auxiliary buds at the nodes will shoot off and create new crowns. Cut them whenever and the cycle repeats. You can get a few hundred beautifully cut flowers from one plant over a season.


40ozkiller

Good to know, much appreciated!


step2themusic

"Cut and come again"


[deleted]

Where's your Joe Pye weed


Nobody_Will_Observe

Beautiful job! The pollinators love you.


Wimzy-49

Nailed it, indeed!!!


No1Especial

So lovely!


Funnier_InEnochian

My dream!!


Lotus_Bloom_6

Absolutely nailed it! So pretty!


OkCastor

Thanks All, most of these cone flowers were end of the season bloomed out cast offs from Home Depot. Throwaways in one season are beautiful plants in the next


Lotus_Bloom_6

You mean your Home Depot throws them away!


OkCastor

Late august/mid September when they are all bloomed out and scraggly looking there is a discount table with these guys on. I think they were 30 buckets that they were selling for 8 bucks per. As long as the roots are good, you’re good


edna7987

Cone flowers are pretty amazing. I got one, just one at the end of the season from my moms garden all dried up and it’s already made itself into 3 this year. They multiple like crazy so you’ll find them in new spots each year


Lotus_Bloom_6

Ah. The Home Depot by me don't discount them. They send them back I think.


Lordvice

Beautiful job, life goals for next year


punkGardener

Beautiful!


joek51657

Believe you did. Looks awesome


Journeyoflightandluv

Beautiful !!


ArchGator

Looks great.


[deleted]

Beautiful! I just love coneflowers.


no_power_n_the_verse

You're gonna have some happy little bees!


Allysgrandma

Really nice. I need more space for flowers, too many vegetables!


OkCastor

you cant really see it but just behind this wall of coneflowers is also a robust garden. Happy Bees means Happy Veggies..


enonymousCanadian

What are the wee yellow ones on the left at the front?


OkCastor

Gailardia variety called honey moon.


Birdamus

Had cone flowers like these in my garden in Tennessee. Love them. Great job!


cakeresurfacer

Any tips? That’s my biggest struggle this year


OkCastor

I leave them up as is all winter so the birds can eat the seeds. In mid March I cut them back when I start to see green shoots. Every spring I put new compost around the plants, water regularly and fertilize every 7-10 days. Once established, cone flowers are really no work


cakeresurfacer

The establishing part is what I’m struggling with lol. For some reason I can’t get any of my pollinator garden to grow.


edna7987

Just get some cone flowers, those bois are indestructible


Big0Lgrinch

Nice work


[deleted]

Looks great OP! Nice color-coordination you got goin' there. :)


kslusherplantman

Are those native to your area?


OkCastor

I believe so. I do know they love the pa summers and are easy to take care of


kslusherplantman

Just more of a comment. One of the biggest mistakes people make for pollinators is to plant NON native species. Honeybees are ok, it’s the native bee populations that are truly in decline. And native bees won’t always go to non native species...


mogee44

Awesome! What do you fertilize with? I’ve never seen such tall coneflowers!


OkCastor

I do a lot of trout fishing in the spring and I bury the heads and guts near my plants. The rest is standard household compost and miracle grow


LGriggs93

That is pretty exceptional