plants are squashed (off-topic)

My house is being painted this Spring which is good, but......I have a bunch of perennials that got stomped in the process. I'm wondering if I should cut off the flattened leaves so they'll put on new growth or if the broken stems won't affect new growth. What got squashed: Columbine (various), Heuchera, and....I'm having a mental block 'cause can't think of the name, but it's a shade plant with ferny leaves and feathery plumes for flowers. I'll kick myself when someone comes up with the name. :)

I'm pretty sure the roots will be fine; I'm wondering what's the best way to get any kind of bloom this year, if at all.

I'm amazed sometimes at how a really damaged looking stem will stay green... and I figure as long as the leaves are green, they're providing energy to the plant (especially important for small first-year perennials), even if they don't look good. So I wouldn't cut off anything that wasn't actually turning brown... unless it's in an area where it really shows and you just can't stand the look of it. :-)

Thank you. With the rains we just had, it looks like they're maybe starting to put on some new growth. Just in time to get squashed again......the house is scraped, now they'll be painting. :) Oh well, just like baseball, there's always next year. Thanks for the advice, though.

Melissa, do you mean Astilbe? Been scratching my head.....

God, yes! Astilbe......I just couldn't seem to get that name. :) Things are looking much better. All except for one Heuchera are putting on new growth.