Repairing your butterfly shrubs is one of these necessary but easily forgotten jobs. Fear of that wrong, plus the busy nature of life, is a formula for the overgrown butfly shrub that does not bloom well.

The good news is that if it’s too late to cut the butterfly Bush this year, there is a very good chance that it is not too far. Here are the best actions that will ensure that your Butterfly Bush produces plenty of blooms next summer and fall.

Why is the cropping windows missing

The best time of year for hard food is in early spring, but after the final frost. When you reduce the butterfly bushes, temporarily expose their hollow stems. The stems will take water, which is not a problem if the temperature remains above freezing. But if water freezes inside the stems, they will probably be divided.

In addition, pruning in the spring is best because it blooms in the form of new growth. You will be able to perceive a new growth of butterfly Bush new foliage.

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3 steps to download if you missed the crop window

If you missed a hard crop window in the spring, here’s what to do:

• Deadhead has spent the flowers: While your butterfly bush blooms during the summer and falls, remove spent blooms to encourage even floring and prevent the spread of seeds.
• Do easy cropping before the chance of the frost: Although it is best to avoid bush benching out of spring, you can slightly cut a few inches from its stalks if you fall into your other plants. Never peel butterfly bush if there is a chance for frost within 48 hours.
• Wait: Resist the urge to make a hard gravel before next spring. You can do more harm than good if you shaped at the wrong time.

3 characters your butterfly shrub can refuse

If you missed the ideal crop window for your butterfly bush (even a few years in a row), don’t dig it yet. Here are some signs that you can revive, Spring:

• There is a lot of new growth in the database: Because blossoms are a form on new growth, it is a good sign if you notice a lot of new growth that appears near Bush’s roots.
• It’s not Legglo: If your butterfly shrub is overgrown, but still lush and thick, it is a good sign to receive the right conditions for growth compact, but more contained.
• On the face is on the spot that receives enough sunlight: If your butterfly bush is on the spot that receives eight hours of a bright sun, there is a good chance that they will not grow leggie.

How to properly peel off the next spring

As a general rule, cut off butterfly bush to be around one leg in the spring, but don’t pass new forming buds. This is called hard gravel.

Hard gravel is different from the lighting. The heavy plate is more drastic and involves cutting bush as closely as possible. Light cropping (removal of just a few inches stalks) is OK in early fall and actually can be prevented from getting to your butterfly bush from sowing and spreading too much.