Hi - thanks for your response. The pruning issue seems to be mostly with the Big Leaf which I have two of. I have a Lace-cap which finally bloomed late summer after a big cut back in the Fall. The other plant is like Panic Cone but the blooms are smaller in size - this was also cut back in the Fall on woody stems but it regrew rapidly in the spring and has continue to bloom. Initial blooms were white and now they have turned to pink. Thanks.