How Do You Deadhead A Butterfly Bush?
The butterfly bush, also called summer lilac in the genus Buddleia, is a popular landscaping and gardening plant due to its hardiness and easy care. Butterfly bushes grow quickly and come in a variety of colorful blooms. The best characteristic of the butterfly bush is its attraction of butterflies, hence the name. Deadheading (removing dry flowers from) your butterfly bush will ensure that the bush will produce more flowers instead of seed. Deadhead your butterfly bush during its blooming season, which is usually mid July through September. Deadheading every week or two should be sufficient, but you may need to deadhead more often if your butterfly bush is more mature and has many blooms. Deadhead your butterfly bush right after the flower heads begin to brown and before they go to seed. Butterfly bushes can be quite aggressive plants and are dubbed weeds in some regions, so you’ll want to limit the amount of seed your butterfly bush produces. Snip off the flower clusters with your fi
