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Butterfly Spring
When should I cut back my Butterfly Bushes?
I have 2 very large Butterfly Bushes that did well this year, after a nazty ice storm last winter. They came out late this year, I thought we lost them. Should I cut them back during the fall or in the spring? How small should they be cut back?
Well, from all of these answers, it looks like you can’t go wrong either way.
I read that Butterfly Bush is one of the perennials that should be cut down in the Spring. That is what I do…not so much because I read that, but because I hate the empty look when it is gone. Unless my perennials look really ugly, I let them go until the following Spring.
You can cut it down to about 18″ from the ground. Butterfly Bush is very resilient.
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Magnolia ‘butterflies’
>The Best of the Yellow-Blooming Magnolias
The first magnolia tree was discovered in 1703 and was named for Pierre Magnol, a French botanist. Over the next 250 years dozens of species were discovered and hundreds of hybrids introduced, all with blooms in various shades of pink, purple or white. For about 50 years researchers have been crossing two really good magnolias – the Cucumber Magnolia and the Yulan Magnolia – in an attempt to develop a yellow – blooming magnolia. This week we are featuring the best hybrid to come out of the researchers’ efforts because of its superior deep yellow color, Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ - a truly exceptional magnolia.
In early spring, ‘Butterflies’ is covered with canary yellow blooms, the deepest yellow of any magnolia. A large tree in full bloom is truly an eye-catching, mouth dropping display. The four to five inch, semi-double blooms sit upright on their otherwise naked branches – just as a butterfly would. After the blooms have finished, deep green leaves appear, followed in late summer by pinkish-red, small cucumber-like fruits which remain throughout the fall. ‘Butterflies’ will grow into a nice, pyramid shape; expect it to mature to about 18 feet tall and 10 feet wide. This unusual tree is sure to be the highlight of your spring landscape! Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ is rarely seen. As a gift, you can be almost certain the recipient doesn’t have one.
Planting and Care
About the Author
Alan Summers, president of Carroll Gardens, Inc., has over 30 years experience in gardening and landscape design. He has made Carroll Gardens one of America’s preeminent nurseries, having introduced more than 20 new perennials and woody shrubs over the years and reintroduced numerous “lost” cultivars back to American gardeners.
Carroll Gardens publishes a weekly online newsletter written by Alan. It contains valuable gardening advice and tips and answers to customer questions. Click here to sign up for the Carroll Gardens weekly enewsletter.
Every Saturday, Alan hosts a call-in gardening forum on WCBM radio – 680 AM. For those outside of the WCBM listening area, they can listen to radio show via the internet.
Visit CarrollGardens.com to learn more.
