Beginner Gardening: Perennials: Pruning a butterfly bush, 1 by Sarahskeeper

Sarahskeeper wrote:
Yes, one year it reached 12 feet. It's about 15 years old and the largest one I have. I have a 2 year old one out back that reached 9+ feet this season, most are about 6 ft.
All started from seed, some deliberate and some were volunteers.
To get volunteers you must not prune them until they drop their seed, usually in December around here. You can try to harvest the seed but they are super tiny. Here is a pic.
I have such fun with my DC, lol.
Andy P