Thanks for the fast response lycopus.

When new plants I buy get wilted like that... I usually just water them pretty thoroughly and put them in a somewhat shady area. Not full shade or anything but they usually perk right back up within a few hours even

Once you have this plant in a dry, sunny area (this applies anywhere East of the Rockies) and it's happy and not rotting out, then just whack away at the flower heads and it will be just fine. It likes dry, lean soil and all the sun you can give it in those parts of the country. Here in Nevada, it likes dappled shade and regular water (at least as much as I give the bearded irises). It doesn't do as well in our scorching sun, high altitude and almost total lack of humidity if I put it in full sun.

yes it works real well as i use it, another one you can try is campanula blood red or angle breath. DICK