How to Care for a Dying Butterfly Bush
Butterfly bushes are beneficial for many reasons. They require a minimum amount of care, they bring useful insects into a flower garden or bed and they remain lush and green in 20 degree winters. During the winters, their method of self preservation is to die down to the ground and then blossom and bloom back up in the winter months. If it is not winter, and the bush still appears to be dying, there are a few things to check to salvage this decorative and beneficial plant. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Check to see if the plant has been over-watered. The butterfly bush does not need excessive watering. Once a week watering is sufficient for this plant to thrive.
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Clip away dead flowers, leaves and stems. This plant has a tendency to never drop dead blossoms or leaves.
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Transplant this bush if it hasn't had fresh soil in a year or more. Sometimes the plant will take all of the nutrients out of the soil, and when the soil isn't refreshed then the plant will have nothing to eat. So churn the soil and replace some. Water the soil and bush as well as clipping back the dead parts. The plant should perk up.
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Tips & Warnings
The butterfly bush likes a soil that drains well and it does not need a lot of water to survive. Once the plant is established in a pot or in a garden of sorts, watering once a week is sufficient. Add fertilizer to the soil for extra nutrients to be released into the soil for the plant to absorb.
