
Attract beautiful butterflies to your garden with a butterfly bush.
Planting, Growing, and Pruning Butterfly Bushes
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You can leave the plants in the container and keep them outside until they have been hit by a hard frost. Then move them into a unheated garage or shed and give them a little water during the winter months so that they don't dry out.
I came across a bi color butterfly bush from Utah his week (early February) it looks like it hasn't gone dormant .. Im zone 5 and Temps are fluctuating from the negatives to 50° (gotta love New England)... so can I skip wintering and keep it alive this way for the next few months? Also, is there a chance it could keep growing if I transplant it to a bigger pot?
Any advice would be appreciated thanks :)
We have butterfly bush that's been in the ground for four years. It's has been beaten down by rain and weather to the point that it is not standing up anymore. How do we make it stand up again?
I Live in Las vegas, Nevada. My Momwanted to get her still young butterfly tree out of the corner it was in, and she knew I was a fan. So she dug it up, put it in a pot and I am unsure about whether or not it will survive. My instinct tells me to leave it in the pot as it is September and I fear the shock of yet another replant so quick may destroy it. What would you suggest? Also, A few leaves had turned black and then wilted, I assume this is transplant shock? and not to worry? Thank You for your time. I GREATLY appreciate feedback.
As long as the container you have it in is large enough to accomodate the roots, keep it watered and in a spot where it is shaded during the hottest part of the day. When the weather cools off a bit, transplant it to its permanent location.
I live in nothern Mayland. I planted a butterfly bush in late July of this year. It's been really hot this summer so I've been watering it every day if not every other day. Just enough to keep it moist. But this past week it's been turning brown. It looks almost dead. From reading other comments I see that I shouldn't cut it back till spring and that they come back pretty well from trauma. Is there anything else I can do to bring it back? Or should I just wait it out and hope for the best?
It sounds like you may have overdone the watering causing the roots to drown or rot. Well-drained soil is the key to a successful buddleia.
So it's too late for it? There's nothing more I can do?
Check the soil around the plant to make sure it is not too soggy and water when dry. Cut off any dead branches and hope for the best. Where there is life there is hope! I wouldn't give up on it until next spring.
I planted Buddelia davidii 'Buzz' in a large container this summer, it's done well. We're slightly north of the 49th parallel, whatever zone that is...and I have no place to plant it come winter.
Ideas?