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by **drexel.n@gmail** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:12 am

My Joe-Pye Weed is days away from blooming; however, it is leaning over quite a bit. It is about 3-4 feet tall. Would it benefit from staking?

Thanks!
Nancy
Cincinnati, Ohio
WS3037

by **Mona Miller** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:50 am

Yes, if the area where you live is windy or stormy. Use some tomato (wooden stakes) and string. If you trim it back after it flowers, it will flower again.

by **dichatham** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:27 pm

My Joe Pye weed is about 8-9+ feet tall. It's only 3 years old. I had my husband cut stakes from 1x1s and now I'm connecting them on top of each other!

by **Mona Miller** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:44 pm

A lot of my Joe Pye has finished blooming. I trimmed it back to half its size. They will put out new shoots and bloom again.

by **drexel.n@gmail** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:17 am

Good to know - I will prune mine back this weekend.

n.

by **Mona Miller** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:15 am

I wait until my seed heads are dry enough to make seed. If you do that, you will have seedlings popping up here and there and everywhere. They are easy to dig and not aggressive.

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