If you trimmed them back to a small size and provide some shade for them for the next few weeks they may just make it. Try rooting a few cuttings in case you lose the bushes. I use Clonex and have had relatively good success with buddleas. I also consistently dead-head my buddleas and am rewarded with larger fragrant blooms. Mine get only about 3-4 hrs of sun, the rest is high shifting shade. My hummers go to it, but really grow these for the butterfly's. Hope was a help. Jae

They may lose all their leaves, but if you keep them watered, they will eventually bounce back. We transplanted some earlier this year, on an especially hot day. They looked wilted for awhile, lost most of their leaves, but are now doing fine. They may not bloom a lot this year.

Hi Michele_l,

Butterfly Bush is super easy to grow from cuttings. I put information on how to do it on "My Page". I must have ten of those around the backyard now, most are from cuttings.

-Joe

Butterfly bushes are very vigorous. Tranplants and cuttings should make it. I've moved volunteers around a few times and they do fine. I rooted 2 from cuttings (hey, free plants).