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I did not prune my butterfly bushes in the fall. In the winter the leaves dropped. In late Feb. they leafed out. Some of the foliage has been nipped and has begun to leaf out once again. Should I prune them now?
Plants: 22 | From: Union County, GA | Registered: Mar 2006
| Seeded: 67.140.237.193
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I'm in zone 5 and I pruned mine back about two weeks ago.
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* * * * "Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen!" Plants: 6492 | From: Illinois | Registered: Feb 2006
| Seeded: 199.217.139.138
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Butterfly bushes are very forgiving. Some cut them to the ground in late winter, or do as John does. I have never pruned mine, except for dead wood and deadheading. There's no wrong way, really...hard pruning promotes more flowering.
* * * * Dave Even my growlights are getting restless! Plants: 2290 | From: norman, ok | Registered: Apr 2005
| Seeded: 69.30.170.166
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I've always also felt the need to deadhead my buddliea. The spent flower blooms make the shrub look terrible and these plants are scraggly(is that a word?) enough by themselves.
* * * * John - Zone 6 Plants: 1068 | From: Connecticut | Registered: Aug 2005
| Seeded: 209.178.236.58
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The more you deadhead, the more they bloom. They also bloom longer.
Plants: 62 | From: Frankfort, KY | Registered: Oct 2003
| Seeded: 152.163.101.7
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