trim butterfly bush
How do you trim a butterfly bush. When you want to increase the number of blossoms and keep the plant blooming throughout the summer cut off the blossoms with a hand pruner just above the first set of leaves. Pruning Butterfly Bushes Butterfly Bush Pruning Butterfly Bush Prune Butterfly bushes will still resprout and bloom For dwarf types such as Blue Chip and Buzz cut back by at least half the height in early spring. . Do not prune until you see green buds on the stems. Or cut back nearly to the ground. Just make sure you wait until the threat of frost has passed. Remember there is no right or wrong way to pruning butterfly bushes. In fact you only need to prune them when they get too large for the space allotted. I have been pruning butterfly bu. Just make sure you wait until the threat of frost has passed. But since butterfly bushes only bloom on new growth many gardeners prune them severely each spring to encourage lot...