Yes, I have also found that cutting back the majority (2/3 or more) of the flowering stalks when they first sprout up results in a new flush of leaves. I also make a point of deadheading the ones left to flower when they start looking bedraggled, and then get another fresh flush of leaves. If I don't get around to that initial pruning, and let all the flower stalks stand, the leaves become noticeably sparser and not nearly as attractive. I know that many folks never let these flower, which seems a shame to me, I find the small fuchsia flowers quite charming.
