Pruning Buddleia

kimmee

Can anyone tell me if now is the time to prune buddleia back hard please?

Many thanks

chrisaj

Yes, cut it back really hard. I do mine to about 2" off the ground, they love it

kimmee

Thanks chrisaj - off to do it now!!!

savemoney

I been looking at getting one of these, funny enough I just read they like pruning early Spring

tomsolomon

Just done mine yesterday...

kimmee

I just pruned the buddleia that I planted 2 years ago, but I have one that I inherited with house that is massive (probably 12 -15 feet tall) which my ex-OH used to tackle, any one know what happens if I just leave it? Could probably get my 2 DS's to have a go if I can drag them out of bed during the Easter break :eek:

"I been looking at getting one of these, funny enough I just read they like pruning early Spring" they are absolutely lovely savemoney and they're not called Butterfly bush for nothing

savemoney

My next door neighbour has a lovely purple one and its beautiful in Summer

Love to get one myself to grow up on a old garage wall but will have to take another plant out which hardly flowers

chrisaj

kimmee wrote: »

I just pruned the buddleia that I planted 2 years ago, but I have one that I inherited with house that is massive (probably 12 -15 feet tall) which my ex-OH used to tackle, any one know what happens if I just leave it? Could probably get my 2 DS's to have a go if I can drag them out of bed during the Easter break :eek:

"I been looking at getting one of these, funny enough I just read they like pruning early Spring" they are absolutely lovely savemoney and they're not called Butterfly bush for nothing

If you don't cut them back they go all straggly and the flower spikes on them will be puny

kimmee

chrisaj wrote: »

If you don't cut them back they go all straggly and the flower spikes on them will be puny

The lads will be set to work over Easter then :rotfl:

Thanks Chrisaj

conradmum

I started to prune mine a couple of weeks ago but found the wood so brittle it would just snap off really easily. Buddleias are really tough so I thought, why not?

Made the job much easier.

mardatha

Oh dear I think I did ours last autumn... will I just snip bits off the ends now ? I just got it nice last year too...