Cutting Back Butterfly Bush
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But with butterfly bush they can handle cutting back even to the ground or close to it.
Cutting back butterfly bush. Typically cutting back the entire plant is the most popular method for those seeking to learn how to prune a butterfly bush. Take your cutting from a healthy vibrant colors not visibly diseased or infested etc well-developed butterfly bush plant. This seems drastic but Buddleia are tough plants that respond well to hard pruning.
The butterfly bush will grow back. Remember there is no right or wrong way to pruning butterfly bushes. Butterfly bushes will still resprout and bloom For dwarf types such as Blue Chip and Buzz cut back by at least half the height in early spring.
When spring comes they begin to grow back and bloom on new wood. Many people like to cut back the whole shrub to within a foot or two off the ground which allows it to become more manageable. Butterfly bushes grow very easily from cuttings too so if your pruning off live material you might consider sticking those cuttings in a pot of ProMix water themand keep moist and cover the pot with a plastic top or bag to keep moisture in.
If you are in a marginal zone 5 area it is a good idea to apply a three to six inch protective. Gardeners in these zones can cut the plant back to the ground after several hard frosts or before new growth emerges in spring. When trimming a butterfly bush try cutting back the lateral branches to help train the shrub to grow into a desired shape or keep it within a specific area.
Without pruning the butterfly bush can go a bit unruly. Similarly can I cut back Buddleia in autumn. New butterfly bushes in a matter of a couple months.
Butterfly bushes go completely dormant during winter in zones 5 and 6. Pruning butterfly bushes annually actually. Remove any dead or crossing branches.
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