QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsPruningBuddleia 0 Vote Up Vote Down John Cullen asked 14 years ago I have 3 Buddleia bushes which appear not to have survived a combination of an untimely pruning by me and the freeze. There is absolutely no growth on them.Can I fairly safely assume that they are dead? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago Buddleja is hardy but can die off when pruned too late in the year. If there is no growth, they are dead.