butterfly bush prune or not?

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notmartha Bay City, MI(Zone 6a) Apr 14, 2002

I was cutting back my bb and the cuttings are so green-should i keep cutting or leave them alone? Most are 4ft some are around 7ft
there is new growth at the bottom o the branches.

*its beautiful outside today!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh spring air

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Apr 14, 2002

I call Buddleia butterfly bush - do you? If so think your answer's here:
http://davesgarden.com/showthread/224490.html
HTH

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gardenwife Newark, OH(Zone 5b) Apr 14, 2002

I've heard both schools here locally, Dori____. A lady at a local garden center has some huge buddleia's with trunks a good 4" in diameter. She says if you want them to get big like that, you should just wait until new growth is showing on the branches and prune out the dead.

...Yet I've read elsewhere to trim them down to about 6-7" in the early spring. Who knows!! I have four myself,and I never know what I want to do with them. I always end up trimming them back.

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Badseed Hillsboro, OH(Zone 6a) Apr 14, 2002

I always cut mine back, but it is more to control size and shape than anything. Just got mine done yesterday. As soon as the new shoots get eight inches long or so, I will be rooting cuttings to share. So, Dori, you have any of the white or pale pink, or alternifolia??? I'd love you forever if you said yes!!!!

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mingsmimi Sharpsville, PA(Zone 5a) Apr 15, 2002

I have only grown thena few years. But each April 1 I cut them back to about 3 inches from earth. They grow. believe me!

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