RE: buddleia, butterfly bush

Hmmm- i've never had any problem with buddleias- but I just prune them- not
cut them back so severely.  They grew well in Western NY- zone 6 and also do
here zone 8-9.  In fact they tolerate neglect.

Theresa

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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
Behalf Of Kitty Morrissy
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 7:15 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: RE: [CHAT] buddleia, butterfly bush


Donna,
I've never had much luck with Buddleias. B.davidii cultivar came back 3 yrs
in a row then died, but it was always spindly looking. It was my
understanding that it was to be stooled not cut to the ground, but maybe
that's wrong and why mine didn't perform well.  I also tried B.
alternifolia, but it died to the ground 2 years and then just disappeared.
Less hardy than davidii.

Meanwhile, even though I personally don't need the rain, send it this way
to arrive about Friday.  It's my week to water the nursery beds at CES.
Yesterday's downpour should keep things nicely moist until then, and Sunday
begins someone else's turn.

Kitty

> [Original Message]
> From: Donna <justme@prairieinet.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 6/18/2003 8:03:37 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] buddleia, butterfly bush
>
> Curious about my butterfly bush -buddleia something... (got four, not
> sure which one is which anymore, but I think it is black knight).
>
> I usually get out in the spring and prune it down to nothing. First few
> years I waited to see if it would come back to life, but always new
> branches from the ground up. This year I am running further behind than
> usual. I was going to cut the dead branches (? what are they called, not
> branches)out of all the new growth. And there is one dead branch and
> about 3/4 of the way up is a sprout! So now what! I have an almost dead
> limb with one sprout! Looks nutty.
>
> So my question is - finally-  ... should I not have been pruning this
> back yearly? Will the rest of the branches come back to life?
>
> Always something.... just when you think you figured it out!:)
>
> Donna
> IL, Zone 5 where it is raining once again... first time in a week. At
> 3pm it was 92, then rain storm at 4pm, now 66.....
>
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