How Do You Care For A Dying Butterfly Bush?
Butterfly bushes are beneficial for many reasons. They require a minimum amount of care, they bring useful insects into a flower garden or bed and they remain lush and green in 20 degree winters. During the winters, their method of self preservation is to die down to the ground and then blossom and bloom back up in the winter months. If it is not winter, and the bush still appears to be dying, there are a few things to check to salvage this decorative and beneficial plant. Check to see if the plant has been over-watered. The butterfly bush does not need excessive watering. Once a week watering is sufficient for this plant to thrive. Clip away dead flowers, leaves and stems. This plant has a tendency to never drop dead blossoms or leaves. Transplant this bush if it hasn’t had fresh soil in a year or more. Sometimes the plant will take all of the nutrients out of the soil, and when the soil isn’t refreshed then the plant will have nothing to eat. So churn the soil and replace some. Water
