Find out when to prune a butterfly bush and how to make the right cuts to enjoy more flowers on this fast-growing shrub.

A: Butterfly bush responds very well to yearly pruning in the winter. Blooms on this shrub are made at the tips of new growth. Severe pruning, which forces lots of new growth to emerge, results in ...

Key Points Spring is the best time to prune butterfly bushes. Pruning in the late fall or winter leaves them susceptible to frost damage. Wait until the spring to do a hard prune (pruning it back ...

As far as pruning butterfly bush, they are very adaptable. Lots of people cut them to the ground in early spring (usually March).

In general, butterfly bush should be pruned -- you can prune them hard, down to 12 to 18 inches from the ground -- in early spring when you see the first new growth emerging on the lower stems ...

The best way to prune butterfly bushes is with regular deadheading as the flowers brown and then one major whackback at the end of winter.

Q. I planted butterfly bushes last summer and they have doubled in size. How and when do I trim them? –Leslie Teague, Naperville A. A butterfly bush (Buddleja species) is a butterfly and humm… ...

Because butterfly bush blooms on new growth, you really don`t have to worry about pruning too much in the spring and early summer.

Not all shrubs are as easygoing as the butterfly bush about when to prune.

If it's too late to cut back your butterfly bush this year, here's the best way to give it a reset for next year, plus some signs that it isn't too far gone.