RE: Yellow Butterfly Bush
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Yellow Butterfly Bush
- From: S* S*
- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 09:38:24 -0700
Val, I have had 2 of the yellow bb in about 8 years. I have lost one in a
bad winter and it was VERY MATURE with a large trunk, so it's always a
slight risk with them. They do not seem to be as hardy as the others, in my
garden, which is a 6b/7a.
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> From: lowery@teamzeon.com [l*@teamzeon.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 8:34 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Yellow Butterfly Bush
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> From: Valerie Lowery@ZEON on 10/20/99 11:34 AM
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> Another quick question:
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> Is it too late to plant butterfly bushes? The local garden
> center has a
> yellow one in a two-gallon container for half-price -- a deal
> too good to
> pass! I already have two that I dearly love. I'd love to
> add a yellow to
> my yard. I know that the hardiness can be iffy in my zone as
> some years
> the bushes die almost to ground level. I'm just wondering if there is
> enough time for this one to get established before a killing
> frost. I'm
> hoping that the size of the bush would help it some, but I'm
> not sure with
> this one.
>
> Val in KY
> zone 6a
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