And looking damn good along side Miscanthus ‘Morning Light’:
But enough of the niceties, this is about pruning and science and crap.
As a recap, here is the new growth prior to it being pinched back in early June:
And then pinched:
And then the new buds breaking soon after:
And the blooms from those buds, as of today:
As you can see in the photo below, the pinched areas in the front, where the blooms are just now appearing, provide the planting with a layered look that I really dig:
This mass of Joe Pye Weed has always looked good and performed beautifully in the past, but now with this new layered look (seen best from the most common vantage point) I am loving it even more.
I’ll have some additional updates on my other pruned victims plants in the next few weeks so keep an eye out for them.
This stuff is fun, yo.
John
You can have your layered look. I like my Joe Pye in its totally bushy state. The butterflies are loving it now too. Photos to come next week.
Thanks for the followup.
Looks good!
Since I’ll be removing some shrubs that have died in our drought/heat, I think I have space for joe pye weed next year. Gotta look at the positive.
I like watching your flowers or weeds as you call some of them. I just wish I had a green thumb, but I don’t. I love the flowers from the previous post. Have a great day. A Missouri Friend.
Looks like a plan.
I love the plant layered effect, too. The mixture of foliage works beautifully. Whatever you are doing, you’re doing it right. ♥ Janine (www.starttogrow.blogspot.com)
I love the layered look!! But all of my Joe Pye Weed is wild, and I am not going to try and prune any of it. If you saw my garden, you would know why…