Coneflowers: This is just weird..., 1 by jeeem

jeeem wrote:
No, it's not a "dwarf variety" -- it's a tiny gnarled clump I rescued from a bed I came to call "the plant cave." Formerly a sun bed, the shrubs have now taken over and I had to remove all surviving perennials from the middle in June, including this poor thing. What's weird is that I noticed a bud on it a few days ago -- no stem to speak of, just a bud -- which I snipped off in hopes that it would establish itself. Now it seems to be firmly rooted, but if you notice on the lower right, there's another bud nestled in that wee 2-inch clump of foliage! I don't know what kind of E. it is, but I'm quite curious. Do you think I should cut off this bud and wait, or let it flower and see what happens?