wilting flowers

Question

We have coneflowers and they got tall, budded, and before they bloomed, the heads started to droop. The leaves started to wilt and then the stalk died. Half of the bush is dying and half is ok (for now). Can you help? What is going on with them and what we can do to fix the problem?

Answer 1

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