Specialty Gardening: Can I grow a butterfly bush in a container?, 1 by

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Carrie~ I grow my Butterfly Bush in a terra cotta pot. It slowly emerges after the last frost, but when the heat kicks in the growth leaps out of the pot. I just overwinter it in the garage after the first killing frost, cut it down to 5-6 inches then I bring it back outonto the patio in mid-Spring. The BB is watered every 3-4 days, but rewards you with nice mounded foliage and blooms. This is a blue variety ( had to prune it again after the late Spring freeze). I also use this pot as a nursery pot for annuals till the BB is too tall.