Re: Butterfly Bushes

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• To: perennials@mallorn.com
• Subject: Re: Butterfly Bushes
• From: C* C* <c*@pld.com>
• Date: Sat, 23 Aug 1997 13:03:11 -0500
• References: <1.5.4.16.19970823145134.2e776d58@estreet.com>

Chris Longmore wrote:
> 
> That sounds fabulous, thanks for the encouragement...They were just so
> beautiful I had to try.
> 
> While I was at the nursery three butterfly's landed on one and two on the
> other as I was taking them to my car.  One is a light purple, and the other
> a dark purple.   They were the one's attracting the most butterfly attention
> in the lot of the nursery.  They have a bench there with rows and rows of
> different colors.  It was quite a site,  I think I'll take a lunch next time.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris in CO
> At 07:47 AM 8/22/97 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >In response to Chris who heard that butterfly bushes can be hard to grow,
> >let me say that they are one of the most wonderful plants to grow because
> >they require no care from me, yet look spectacular every year.  I live
> >right between zones 5 & 6 and the only thing I do to them is cut them down
> >to about 12" every fall and they come back every spring to grow to about 6'
> >tall (I have three in various colors).  I don't mulch and I haven't
> >fertilized the poor things, plus I've moved them twice .... this should
> >attest to their easy culture.
> >
> >Good luck!
> >
> >
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i'm convinced, too -- will plant one (or two or three).  Live in SW Ks
(zone 5)
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