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Butterfly Bush
Should I prune my Butterfly Bush back to ground level now?
I accidentally mowed one tiny Butterfly Bush with my lawn and it produced beautiful flowers. I am tempted to cut them back to ground level now the weather is getting cold. Any advice? Thanks Chris |
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Butterfly Bush
On 11/14/10 8:12 PM, Chris wrote:
Should I prune my Butterfly Bush back to ground level now? I accidentally mowed one tiny Butterfly Bush with my lawn and it produced beautiful flowers. I am tempted to cut them back to ground level now the weather is getting cold. Any advice? Thanks Chris It depends on the species. Some -- including the orange butterfly bush (Buddleja globosa), the fountain butterfly bush (B. alternifolia), and the woolly butterfly bush (B. marrubiifolia) -- should be pruned immediately after flowering. Others -- including the common butterfly bush (B. davidii), also known as summer lilac -- should be pruned near the end of winter. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
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Well you said you accidentally "pruned" it once before, just do that again at the same time of year you did last time!
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