Posted by arkienurse on January 31, 2008, 7:24 pm
I remember reading here last year that they should be cut back around the
end of February or so. I was out today looking around my yard and my
butterfly bush, planted last year, is already putting out new leaf growth.
I don't want to do anything to damage it, but had planned to cut it back.
Am I too late? or is it still ok
Thanks
Vicky
Posted by symplastless on January 31, 2008, 8:29 pm
YES
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>I remember reading here last year that they should be cut back around the
>end of February or so. I was out today looking around my yard and my
>butterfly bush, planted last year, is already putting out new leaf growth.
>I don't want to do anything to damage it, but had planned to cut it back.
>Am I too late? or is it still ok
> Thanks
> Vicky
Posted by Billy on January 31, 2008, 10:14 pm
> I remember reading here last year that they should be cut back around the
> end of February or so. I was out today looking around my yard and my
> butterfly bush, planted last year, is already putting out new leaf growth.
> I don't want to do anything to damage it, but had planned to cut it back.
> Am I too late? or is it still ok
>
> Thanks
>
> Vicky
Still O.K.
http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/mvv2-94.htm
It looks like you live where butterfly bushes usually go dormant and,
some times not. Apparently, you can whack these suckers right back to
the ground (I'm not recommending that) and they will bounce back.
Now get gardening.
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Billy
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Posted by arkienurse on February 2, 2008, 5:46 pm
> http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/mvv2-94.htm
> It looks like you live where butterfly bushes usually go dormant and,
> some times not. Apparently, you can whack these suckers right back to
> the ground (I'm not recommending that) and they will bounce back.
> Now get gardening.
> --
> Billy
Thanks for the site, lots of good info
Posted by Cheryl Isaak on February 1, 2008, 6:11 am
On 1/31/08 7:24 PM, in article
QEtoj.4888$J41.3037@newssvr14.news.prodigy.net, "arkienurse"
> I remember reading here last year that they should be cut back around the
> end of February or so. I was out today looking around my yard and my
> butterfly bush, planted last year, is already putting out new leaf growth.
> I don't want to do anything to damage it, but had planned to cut it back.
> Am I too late? or is it still ok
>
> Thanks
>
> Vicky
>
Vicky,
It would help to know where you are, but I'm in southern NH and will cut
mine back after the snow is gone in late February or early March. I'll go to
about 2 inches of "stump" (some of mine are pretty old) and most of my new
growth will come from near the larger of the stub ends.
C
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>end of February or so. I was out today looking around my yard and my
>butterfly bush, planted last year, is already putting out new leaf growth.
>I don't want to do anything to damage it, but had planned to cut it back.
>Am I too late? or is it still ok
> Thanks
> Vicky