Pruning Budleia

[johnk]

My Budleia has finished flowering so should I prune it. It was a cutting from a Budleia growing wild so no idea what variety it is.

[rowanwitch]

cut of the dead panicles only...it will probably flower ahgain from the side shoos if you do,,,,,end of october cut back really hard to the lowest or second lowest pair of growth buds

[johnk]

Rowan, what's a pannicle?

[rowanwitch]

the flower head sorry...

[johnk]

Thanks Rowan, I'll do that.

[honky-tonk]

Its ok to cut off dead flower heads to get another flourish of flowers but dont hard prune until next spring http://www.gardenseek...buddleja_buddleia.htm

[SlackAlice]

I'm with Honky Tonk, it's ok to prune off the dead flowerheads, but leave it until spring (after frosts) then prune back hard to desired shape.

[johnk]

Looks like the vote is for spring pruning, I'll try that, Thanks

[daffy654]

We always hard prune our buddleia in the autumn. It hasn't done it any harm at all and it grows back every year to a height of around 10-12 ft.

[tamborine]

the roots dont go deep (no tap root) and high winds can pull it over, prune now to avoid same. New shoots will grow that will protect it from frost.