When to cut back Buddleia

[legal girl]

I was told that I should have cut my Buddleia back about a month ago. But it's still flowering; should I leave it until it stops flowering or cut it back anyway?

[Aboodi]

Cut it right down towards the end of March each year

[Essell]

Agreed. The only reason for doing it earlier would be if it is very large and exposed, when you could halve the height to prevent wind damage.

[legal girl]

So should I cut it back now even though it's still flowering, or leave it until next March?

[sandyRoe]

Leave it until next spring.

[Mosaic]

I leave it through the winter for the birds and insects to chomp. Once the frosts have stopped next year I'll hack it all down, and back it leaps regardless.

[daffy654]

We cut ours down every autumn (we'll be pruning in this coming week), then again in early spring, they come back as normal every year.