I've trimmed it several times and it always comes back thick. Can it be trimmed now? I'm in the outer suburbs of Atlanta and the weather is getting colder.
2006-10-25 07:11:55 · 5 answers · asked by Kurt 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I've seen folks do it in the late Fall and I've seen fols do it in the spring. If you do it before the end of the moderate weather it will come back a bit. Hard freezes in the winter will usually bite them back. We cut ours way back at the tail end of winter.
2006-10-25 07:14:22 · answer #1 · answered by toff 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best time to trim the flower buterfly bush is right after the flowers have dropped...
Do not cut it back now or you will be cutting off the new buds..
If you need to go in the middle and get the bulk out you can do that...
good luck
2006-10-25 16:26:37 · answer #2 · answered by James 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My grandfather always said, "prune when the shears are sharp." Personally, I prune any plant that blooms after that plant's blooming season. I will prune my butterfly bush this winter before the new growth starts. Since mine is a rather young plant, I will allow the limbs to stay a little long. When my plant starts to get big, I will trim it back so that it stays compact.
2006-10-25 14:22:58 · answer #3 · answered by Loyless H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wait until spring to cut it back. Then cut it all away to 6" or 12" inches from the ground. It only flowers on new wood. You can cut it now but not to severely. I don't know if your location gets much below freezing temperatures, but you might get some damage from frost. Thats why you should wait until spring to cut it back.
2006-10-25 14:16:55 · answer #4 · answered by twjones1029 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup, they just grow and grow. we trim ours back to a foot after flowering and it comes back every year. it is great to see what butterflies the Buddleia attracts each summer.
2006-10-25 14:15:46 · answer #5 · answered by XT rider 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋