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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comWe are in the St. Louis area. The last year’s stems are dry and brown with no green when scraped. Do these plants come back from the roots or the old wood? Should I just wait? I planted these last summer so this was their first winter.
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1 Comment To "5 of my butterfly bushes seem to be dead."
#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 04/21/2020 @ 3:10 pm
In colder areas, butterfly bushes need to be cut to about 6 inches from the ground in late winter or early spring. They should return quickly from the ground. However, I have experienced butterfly bushes not returning after one or two years.
They bloom on new growth, so if you don't cut them back and they regrow on old wood, all the blooms will be on new growth at the top of last year's stems.
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