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Re: [SHADEGARDENS] Winter-Interest Plants -Reply -Reply

Maybe it is the cold difference.  I have lost two
to severe winters here.  Our problem is usually
WET, though, not cold.

They do prefer full sun.  I have grown them in
some shade and they do fine, but absolutely
excel in sun and heat (and that's a relative term
actually, because in the PNW our summers are
actually pretty cool compared to the rest of the
country).  I have not experienced a non-hearty
(growth wise) cultivar yet, having to deal
severely even with those supposed "dwarfs."

Maybe someone out there knows their specific
cultural needs?  I can only account for my
personal experience.  It was one of the first
plants I ever grew, and one of the few I am
willing to give up space to for multiple varieties
in my small yard.

>>> Roberta Diehl
<diehlr@INDIANA.EDU> 03/02/98 05:46pm
>>>
I will be anxiously awaiting Susan's reply as
well. I have bought several
Buddleias and have never been able to keep
them alive. The most they live
is two years, often not that long, and they
always look miserable. In
fact, mine look so pathetic every spring that I
can't bear to cut them
back--there's almost nothing to cut. I have had
at best a couple of runty
looking fls. What kinds of conditions do they
like best? I feel like SUCH
a failure! What am I doing wrong? I love them
in other people's gardens
and would give anything to grow them.

Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
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