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1 Comment To "Pruning Butterfly Bushes"
#1 Comment By Heather On 09/03/2011 @ 7:55 am
Lateral stems are stems that grow out (horizontally) from the main stem. You can trim the terminal stems (those that grow up) if you want a bushier, shorter plant and the lateral stems if you want to help contain the width of the plant.