butterfly bush & Butterfly Weed

When is the best time to prune back butterfly bushes and can butterfly weed be potted and if so can they stay in a garden shed over winter?
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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 06/22/2017 @ 8:46 pm

Butterfly Weed does not do well in containers do the long tap root.

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