Wind damaged buddleia

kimberleywilliams14

The recent storm has blown my lovely Buddleia plant right over. It was standing upright against the fence and is now almost completely horizontal.It looks as though the base has split in half. Is there any way I can save it?
im absolutely gutted. 

Hostafan1

WElcome to the forum.
The advice is to cut them in half in Autumn to stop this happening, but cut it down to about 12" and it'll very probably come back.

AnniD

I feel your pain Kimberley. 
Welcome to the forum by the way 
From what l can make out, it may be too badly damaged to save, but there may be someone on here who has managed to save one in the past. 
The only thing that l can suggest is to maybe take cuttings from it 
https://www.pyracantha.co.uk/how-to-take-buddleia-cuttings-growing-butterfly-bushes/

Greenbird

I suspect it'll be fine you you make a clean cut where the break is. Buddleia is practically immortal. 

nutcutlet

It's tough but once the roots are wobbly it's hard to get stable again. I have had to sign off several. But they're so quick it doesn't take long to get another one going

Fairygirl

I'd take cuttings, as the original looks a bit too far gone. Nothing to lose by hacking it back though. They are pretty indestructible.
Cuttings are  very easy to do, and strike readily without much attention or care. A few pieces about 6 or 8 inches, cut below a joint for the bottom end, and above one for the top, put them round the edge of a 6 inch pot of any old soil or compost. You can cut any top leaves in half too.
Just stick the pot somewhere and let them get on with it. 
Good luck with both scenarios

wild edges

Fairygirl said:

I'd take cuttings

You've reminded me I've been meaning to take cuttings from a white buddleia that grows on a local industrial estate. I might go and do that tomorrow before I forget again.