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pinky
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Hi [wayey] folks;
can someone tell me if I am to cut back my butterfly shrubs this fall? Do they bloom from
old growth or new growth?
Thanks for any help.
IN LOVE AND LIGHT

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pinky
Plants: 28 | From: CANADA | Registered: Sep 2004  |  Seeded: 216.209.119.130
ServantsHeart2003
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My nieces Grandmother has a HUGE one--she NEVER cuts it back or even trims it. I am sure that if you do cut it back or trim it, it will have new growth in Spring (it should anyway whether or not you trim)!! [thumb]

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Plants: 268 | From: South Carolina--zone 7/8a | Registered: Oct 2004  |  Seeded: 24.197.120.223
weezie13
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Pinky,
What growing zone are you in, in Canada????

Weezie

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Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2

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Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.54.67.57
Newt
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Hi Pinky,

Best to cut back in spring before the leaves pop out. If you cut it now, you risk freeze damage to what you leave behind. They bloom on new wood.

Newt

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Plants: 271 | From: Maryland zone 7 | Registered: Sep 2002  |  Seeded: 68.55.145.196
   

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