Buddleia Davidii

[scrivomcdivo]

I bought a Buddleia Davidii last year, planting it indoors initially before transferring it outside last summer. Here's a pic of it at the moment:

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• scrivomcdivo
• 24 May 2008
• 1

I'd ideally love to keep the Buddleia at a height a few inches above the fence but I don't want to be pruning the plant too much if that is going to affect the flowering on it.

Any advice on how I can keep the bush at a controlled level but so that it does flower to it's maximum potential? Just to also let you know that it hasn't flowered as yet given that it was only planted last season

Thanks

 

[oompah]

Shrubs that flower on the tips of current season's growth, (Buddleias), should be cut back hard - to within 30cm of the ground - in late March or early April. It will then grow to the same size again, with larger flowers and brighter foliage

 

[scrivomcdivo]

Shrubs that flower on the tips of current season's growth, (Buddleias), should be cut back hard - to within 30cm of the ground - in late March or early April. It will then grow to the same size again, with larger flowers and brighter foliage

So, as my Buddleia hasn't flowered as yet, should I have cut it back yet? As you can see from the photo, I haven't yet.

 

[oompah]

Leave it alone now and prune it back next spring.

 

[scrivomcdivo]

Leave it alone now and prune it back next spring.

Will it not grow out of control over the next few weeks though?

 

[oompah]

Will it not grow out of control over the next few weeks though?

No it shouldn't grow to much above 5foot, if you start cutting back now you will end up with no flowers.

 

[scrivomcdivo]

Will it not grow out of control over the next few weeks though?

No it shouldn't grow to much above 5foot, if you start cutting back now you will end up with no flowers.

Thanks for that Oompah. So I'm leaving it untouched until the beginning of next Spring when I will be cutting it down to just above ground level?