Butterfly Bush Prune it Now or in the Spring

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Golden_Eagle Wauseon, OH(Zone 5a) Nov 22, 2009

I have just cleaned my garden off for the Winter and would like to know if one can prune the Butterfly bush now or should I wait till Spring to do it?

Remember I live in Zone 5

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Nov 22, 2009

Generally they're pruned in the spring--I don't know if anything bad would happen if you pruned it now, but waiting until spring is definitely fine.

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CoreHHI Bluffton, SC(Zone 9a) Nov 22, 2009

In your zone I would wait till spring, in my zone I just prune mine and they're growing again. LOL.

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HoosierGreen Danville, IN Nov 23, 2009

I prune back a little to make them look less weedy all winter. Then in the spring I cut them to the ground since they almost always die back that far anyway. Remember, they emerge very late in the spring, so don't give up on them! I had a friend who pulled up her plants in April thinking they were dead. We replanted them, and to her amazement, they started to grow in May.

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pollyk Hannibal, NY(Zone 6a) Nov 27, 2009

I always wait until spring, and prune them back to where they are sprouting leaves. But if you're concerned about the way they look in winter, certainly prune them back to about a foot tall or so. I wouldn't prune them back to the ground in fall in Z5, but about a foot high should be good.

Mine only die back to the snow line, which is usually about four foot here.

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