When should I prune my Clematis and Butterfly bushs?
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Margaret
My Clematis is looking bad, lots of dead leaves and no more flowers. The Butterfly bush still looks good but last year I lost my Butterfly bush to the wind so want to trim this one before the windy weather knocks it over.
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Clematis leave alone, just trim and cover base with mulch. Butterfly bush cut back to a few inches above ground and try to protect it by covering with lots of mulch for the winter montja
Hi Margaret,
Clematis is a very durable plant, once it takes root and becomes well established it is hard to kill, we have so much of it I have been trying to kill it off for years.
For your butterfly bush:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/butterfly-bush/butterfly-bush