Today, albeit a week late, I finally got around to clearing out all the extra growth off this bush. I also top dressed with 1/2 cup of Gaia green 2-8-4 bloom blend.
One of the stems looks like it has a mutation where the top of the bud looks like a caterpillar; it’s a specific mutation that I’ve seen once before but I’ve forgotten what it’s called. I’ll post some close ups of it next week when it’s a little more developed.