(Free) Dwarf Butterfly Bush Winter

Do not prune until you see green buds on the stems.

Dwarf butterfly bush winter. Ideal choice for breaking up long runs of fence. Evil ways striking plants with golden leaves and dark. Design ideas dwarf butterfly bush is perfect for bringing butterflies into the garden and up close to the house. Buddleia alternifolia alternate leaf butterfly bush is a deciduous shrub with light purple flowers in the spring. A miniature non invasive butterfly bush it is a hardy plant with a fast growth rate. Prune your buddleia davidii in early spring or late winter. Even in cold regions the plant is often killed to the ground but the roots can stay alive and the plant will re sprout in spring when soil temperatures warm up.

Prune in spring after the new growth emerges. Their colorful flowers mixed with their pointy green and sometimes variegated leaves add texture and. In climates with cold winters the plant will most likely die back completely. Particularly attractive along picket fences and lattice where airy open character is a good fit. But particularly in cold climates this can leave your butterfly bush more susceptible to damage over winter. Buddleia weyeriana honeycomb a taller variety growing up to 12 feet it is one of the butterfly bushes less tolerant to winter. Pruning is best done before new growth starts in the spring.

Many people cut their butterfly bush back in autumn as part of their fall clean up.