Re: Re: RE: Buddleia davidii a noxious weed???

I wouldn't say all of them lost steam... a few weeks back had some wind damage around here.

Donna

----- Original Message -----
From: Melody
Sent: 4/2/2004 5:50:46 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: RE: [CHAT] Buddleia davidii a noxious weed???

> Kitty: I think you are right about those storms running out of
> steam...they came in here pretty hard from the west and by the time they
> had moved from Illinois, they were done...
> 
> 
> 
> Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
> 
> "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."    
> --Albert Einstein
> 
>  --- On Thu 04/01, Kitty < kmrsy@comcast.net > wrote:
> From: Kitty [mailto: kmrsy@comcast.net]
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 10:19:40 -0500
> Subject: Re: RE: [CHAT] Buddleia davidii a noxious weed???
> 
> Seems like some of the rough weather this yr that normally hits you in
> IA<br>and Donna in IL and travels east to Bonnie and me, just ran out of
> steam<br>along the way. We never got as much snow as you and Ceres
> reported, nor as<br>much rain as Donna, and the storms weren't as
> severe. Even though are temps<br>are now below normal, they are above
> freezing at night so spring marches on.<br><br>Kitty<br><br>-----
> Original Message ----- <br>From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com><br>To:
> <gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 1:50
> AM<br>Subject: Re: RE: [CHAT] Buddleia davidii a noxious
> weed???<br><br><br>> Kitty, not Donna but...my daffs. are just now
> starting to set<br>> buds...none blooming yet in this part of zone 5 and
> I have<br>> early/mid/late varieties...expect to see the early ones in
> bloom by next<br>> week and that's more or less on time for my yard. I
> have seen a couple<br>> of folks around here that have one or two blooms
> open on their daffs,<br>> but that's a rarity.<br>><br>><br>><br>>
> Melody, IA (Z 5/4)<br>><br>> "The most beautiful thing we can experience
> is the mysterious."<br>> --Albert Einstein<br>><br>> --- On Wed 03/31,
> Kitty < kmrsy@comcast.net > wrote:<br>> From: Kitty [mailto:
> kmrsy@comcast.net]<br>> To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Date: Wed, 31 Mar
> 2004 10:31:15 -0500<br>> Subject: Re: RE: [CHAT] Buddleia davidii a
> noxious weed???<br>><br>> Donna,<br>you have a named cultivar, Buddleia
> davidii 'Black<br>> Knight'<br><br>Re > where the daffs are starting to
> form buds!!!!!!!!!!!<br>> Zone 5<br>Are we in the same zone 5? Or do you
> have a late variety? I've<br>> got lots of<br>dafs in bloom now and some
> with buds.<br>Kitty<br>-----<br>> Original Message ----- <br>From:
> "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net><br>To:<br>>
> <gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 8:40<br>>
> AM<br>Subject: Re: RE: [CHAT] Buddleia davidii a noxious<br>>
> weed???<br><br><br>> mine dies off to ground level every year....it
> was<br>> a free giveaway from<br>> local nursery, so not sure which one
> it is
> 
> .<br>> Never bothered to figure it<br>> out, called black knight, which
> I<br>> assume is a common name.<br>><br>><br>> I did purchase one last
> year<br>> that is a supposed to be a mini version. We<br>> will see if
> it comes<br>> back... and I don't remember it's real name and<br>> have
> no access to<br>> that info at the moment.<br>><br>><br>> Donna<br>>
> where the daffs are<br>> starting to form buds!!!!!!!!!!! Zone
> 5<br>><br>><br>><br>> > I have<br>> been able to prune this down to the
> ground and still have<br>> a<br>sizeable<br>> > bush with gobs of
> flowers. This is a VERY hardy<br>> plant in our area...I<br>> > think it
> is more than just heat...it is<br>> heat plus moisture that makes
> it<br>> > somewhat invasive.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN<br>>
> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > > [Original<br>> Message]<br>> > > From:
> Melody <mhobertm@excite.com><br>> > > To:<br>>
> <gardenchat@hort.net><br>> > > Date: 03/31/2004 4:01:48 AM<br>> > ><br>>
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Buddleia davidii a noxious weed???<br>> > ><br>> >
> ><br>> Well, with all the talk about buddleias, that prompts my
> question:<br>><br>> > ><br>> > > How much of this plant, about eight
> feet high and five feet<br>> wide, is<br>it<br>> > > safe to prune off
> for the new year's growing<br>> season? I was thinking<br>> > >
> 1/3...anybody with thoughts on<br>> this?<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> >
> ><br>> > > Melody, IA (Z 5/4)<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > > "The most beautiful
> thing we can experience is the<br>> mysterious."<br>> > > --Albert
> Einstein<br>> > ><br>> > > --- On<br>><br>> Sun 03/28, Tchessie <
> tchessie@comcast.net > wrote:<br>> > > From:<br>> Tchessie [mailto:
> tchessie@comcast.net]<br>> > > To:<br>> gardenchat@hort.net<br>> > >
> Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 21:42:49 -0800<br>><br>> > > Subject: RE: [CHAT]
> Buddleia davidii a noxious weed???<br>> > ><br>><br>> > > This has been
> an interesting thread to follow. I have 2<br>> buddleia<br>> > >
> and<br>neither have spread at all- none. So I don't<br>> think i tis
> only<br>> > > temperature<br>that makes the difference<br>> th
> 
> ou
> gh- heck, mine never dies<br>> > > back or even looses<br>its<br>>
> leaves. So, other environmental factors<br>must<br>> > > be present
> for<br>> it so<br>multiply. Certainly isn't a problem<br>> > ><br>>
> here.<br><br>Theresa<br>Sac, CA<br><br>-----Original<br>> > ><br>>
> Message-----<br>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net<br>> > ><br>>
> [o*@hort.net]On<br>Behalf Of<br>>
> Bonnie<br>Holmes<br>Sent:<br>> > > Friday, March 26, 2004 8:38
> AM<br>To:<br>> gardenchat<br>Subject: Re:<br>[CHAT]<br>> > > Buddleia
> davidii a noxious<br>> weed???<br><br><br>I've been thinking about<br>>
> > > the exchanges re<br>> Buddleia davidii a noxious<br>weed? Those of
> you<br>> > > further north<br>> may not experience this problem but
> I<br>am seeing my<br>> > > Buddleia<br>> spreading like privet. I am
> constantly pulling it<br>out or<br>> > ><br>> repotting to give away
> (thus, perhaps, spreading the problem).<br>> > ><br>> I<br>never
> purchased a Nandina but now have three thriving in my<br>> yard<br>> > >
> and<br>have seen several in the wooded areas nearby. Some<br>> of
> my<br>> > > neighbors have<br>planted it so it think it spread that<br>>
> way. So, I am<br>> > > thinking that I<br>might be spreading Buddleia
> as<br>> those who planted<br>> > > privet and Paulownia,<br>not
> realizing that<br>> they could become<br>problems,<br>> > > especially
> with these<br>short,<br>> mild winters we have been having.
> We<br>are<br>> > > also seeing a<br>> reduction<br>in songbirds and
> other wildlife...I know<br>part<br>> > ><br>> of it is due to
> urban<br>sprawl and cell towers but I wonder if<br>> lack<br>of<br>> > >
> native food isn't<br>contributing.<br><br><br>Bonnie<br>> Zone 6+<br>> >
> ><br>> ><<br>><br>>
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