31+ Butterfly Bush Annual Or Perennial Images. Butterfly bushes do not need to be pruned every year. The best time for a final pruning of butterfly bush is late fall.
Purple emperor is a fantastic deep purple with long panicles of flowers, and for a sparkling white.
The butterfly bush or buddliea does not have to be pruned for repeat flowering but to keep it compact and tidy you can prune it as hard as you like in early spring. Purple emperor is a fantastic deep purple with long panicles of flowers, and for a sparkling white. Several butterfly bushes have been planted in more formal areas where more effort is made to tidy them up. Butterfly bush attracts monarchs, many other butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and moths.
