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Dwarf Buddleia
Our dwarf Buddleia ( don't know the species) planted last autumn has now
finished flowering. It's about 30" (75cm) tall. Please advise, when and how do I prune it........ or should I ? Regards...... vsop |
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Dwarf Buddleia
On 14/09/2011 19:31, vsop wrote:
Our dwarf Buddleia ( don't know the species) planted last autumn has now finished flowering. It's about 30" (75cm) tall. Please advise, when and how do I prune it........ or should I ? Regards...... vsop My instructions state "Flowers best if pruned hard in the Spring" -- Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire |
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Dwarf Buddleia
On Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:50:00 +0000, Laura Corin
wrote: vsop;936565 Wrote: Our dwarf Buddleia ( don't know the species) planted last autumn has now finished flowering. It's about 30" (75cm) tall. Please advise, when and how do I prune it........ or should I ? Regards...... vsop If it's 'Blue Chip' then a Google search comes up with conflicting advice: some sites suggest it doesn't need pruning; others that it should be pruned lightly;others still that it should be pruned hard. I'd like to know too, as I have one. Laura AFAIK, the dwarf varieties don't need hard pruning so much as the normal big ones. The new "Buzz" type should be pruned back to about 2-3 buds on each stem in spring - for them, dead-heading is the main thing to prolong the flowering season. As you say, though, the jury's out regarding Blue Chip. It doesn't need dead-heading but the majority advice seems to be to prune it lightly in spring. All buddleias flower on new wood so I'd look to prune the old back to a decent bud pointing in the right direction - not necessarily the highest bud but the one that looks the strongest. If you're growing dwarf varieties in pots, it's important to protect the pot over winter - if the roots freeze the dwarfs (or is it dwarves - debate looms maybe!) will die. If ground planted a good mulch will help. Cheers Jake ============================================== Gardening at the less wet end of Swansea Bay but moved on from Tolkien; now half way through the complete Harry Potter. www.rivendell.org.uk |
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