I think my butterfly bush is dead, what to do to revive it?

Kann0714
by Kann0714
i live in north east ( massachusetts) we had a horrible winter. i think it killed my butterfly bush. is there anything i can try to bring it back to life?

  3 answers
  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on May 16, 2018

    What makes you think it is dead, it may just be delayed.Scrape the bark and see if there is any green

  • Rae Rae on May 16, 2018

    I will be watching this. I think my Butterfly bush didn't make it through the winter as well. I live in the nw corner of Ohio and we didn't especially have a bad winter so maybe it just has outlived its time. Good luck with this!


  • Redcatcec Redcatcec on May 17, 2018

    Scrape back some bark starting at the higher points and working your way down. If you see green beneath, you have life there, prune away the dead limbs. Good luck.