How to Prune BUDDLEIA Butterfly Bush | HOW, WHEN, WHY.

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Hints and Tips
1. Prune in late winter early spring when the plant shows signs of new growth.
2. Remember most buddleia blossom at the tips of the branches but a couple of varieties flower on 2nd year growth from the stem. If in doubt, leave half the stems.
3. First give it a rough prune, reduce the overall height by 50% so you can get better access.
4. Remove dead, damaged, decayed, diseased, crowded, crossover branches.
5. Finally prune down to 30cm just above a fresh growth. The fresh growth will become the new branch.
6. If you want to avoid self seeding dead head the blossoms when they have gone over. Alternatively, leave them for nature.
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[@smiffy5467]

The flower with the bee on looks like a flowering current... 👍

[@matthewwest6062]

Great information thank you very much

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thank you very much for this comment Matthew much appreciated. Mark

[@laurelsayer7557]

Search for good UK garden videos and there are very few, most seem to be from USA. But yours is excellent. Hurray, keep up the good work. 😁

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback. Best wishes. Mark

[@cazzchong92]

Hi Mark so glad to find a UK based expert that can be related to in realistic weather conditions. I wonder if you can help, I have a Buddleia that I have in a pot, I've had for 10 years now, It resembles a tree but it looks very sad, hardly any leaves and although it did flower not many. I have it in a pot because I have moved and it is mostly decked and patioed. do you think i should just cut all the "branches" off?also weirdly it was mauve but now white! 🤣🤣

[@eastcoast4233]

I was recently told that Buddlea, despite being known as the butterfly bush, are not good for butterflies as they don’t provide much nectar - yes they attract them but in a false pretences kind of way. The presence of butterflies does not mean it’s actually helping them?

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Yes i had heard this myself. To compensate i have planted a wildflower meadow nearby. I think you are correct. Mark

[@christopherjones9826]

Ribes sanguineum flowering currant

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Ah thanks Christopher. Is that the one at back with the bee on it?