All of the above! I have a butterfly bush that is almost 12 years old. Last year it was looking pretty gangly and bare in spots and didn't bloom well at all. I figured it had lived it's life and was saying goodbye. That being said, I cut it back to ALMOST a stump and hoped for the best....here is a picture of what it looks like now! (Can you spot the Monarch?) LOL
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