RE: Buddeia bush -Reply
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: RE: Buddeia bush -Reply
- From: S* S* <S*@Schwabe.com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 12:45:04 -0800
- Content-Disposition: inline
Hi Cheryl:
Would I be guessing right that this Buddeia
bush is what I refer to as a
Butterfly bush?
Yes.
If so, my question is, can I cut it back (right to
the
ground or close to) early every spring (or in the
fall?) to control the
size of the bush.
Works for me, this is what I do. You can also
"limb them up" to make more of a tree shape, if
desired.
So, can I have a Butterfly Bush (buddeia)
and keep it trimmed to not more than 4 feet
and still enjoy plentiful
blooms?
Works for some varieities. Definitely doesn't
work with White Bouquet! Mine is about
10-15' and I cut it down to about 4' and needed
a saw to do that. The dwarfs stay fairly small,
but last time I looked only came in lavender.
My Black Knight is controllable as is Pink
Delight. Sungold you could cut flush with the
earth I think and end up with a monster.
But a lovely monster ;-)
> ----------
> From: Sue in
NC[SMTP:suebuggy@wnclink.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 1998 12:13 PM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Buddeia bush
>
> Afraid I can top this. I trimmed my Buddelia
back=k this spring. Threw
> the
> trimming over a bank where all bad brush
goes..LOL and forgot about
> it.
> About two weeks ago I went to through more
grass trimmings over and
> discovered a three foot tall Buddeilia in full
bloom. I sent hubby
> over the
> edge to retrieve for a friend,,,LOL Suebuggy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Miller, Devon
<dmiller@kilstock.com>
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
<perennials@mallorn.com>;
> Wanda09548@aol.com
> <Wanda09548@aol.com>
> Date: Friday, July 31, 1998 11:38 AM
> Subject: Re: Buddeia bush
>
>
> >I don't know about dividing, but when I cut
by buddelia back this
> spring
> >(a different cultivar than black knight), I
stuck some cuttings in
> some
> >dirt outside for a lark and they all rooted
and are now flowering. I
> >gave them exactly zero care.
> > ----------
> >From: Wanda09548@aol.com
> >To: perennials@mallorn.com
> >Subject: Re: Buddeia bush
> >Date: Friday, July 31, 1998 8:26AM
> >
> >Short question, I planted two buddelia's
two years ago, and they are
> >magnificent, but are now to large for the
bed they are planted in.
> >Black
> >Knight, and I forget the name of the
lavender one. Can I divide
> them?
> >Will
> >they crump if I do? I do cut them back in
early spring, resulting in
> >more
> >branches and lots more buds and flowers.
> >Would spring be the best time, or can I dig
up, divide with the root
> >ball, in
> >fall, to let them settle in before spring?
> >Any suggestions would be welcome! I'd
hate to kill them because I
> >didn't know
> >the right way! The divisions would be
moved to a new bed now being
> >prepared,
> >on the same side of the house where they
are living now, the heavy
> clay
> >soil
> >is being prepped the same way with lots of
compost mixed in with some
> >gypsum
> >to facilitate drainage.
> >I have not fertilized in any way for two
years, but I do use
> Osmocote
> >on the
> >nearby bulbs, just sort of work in all
around. I'm sure the
> buddelia's
> >got
> >some of the Osmocote from the nearby soil.
> >I live in St Louis, Zone 5-6
> >Thanks!
> >Wanda
> >
> >
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >To sign-off this list, send email to
majordomo@mallorn.com with the
> >message text UNSUBSCRIBE
PERENNIALS
> >
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >To sign-off this list, send email to
majordomo@mallorn.com with the
> >message text UNSUBSCRIBE
PERENNIALS
>
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To sign-off this list, send email to
majordomo@mallorn.com with the
> message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to
majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
