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Buddleja davidii alba shock colour change
For several years I have been growing a Buddleja davidii alba shrub in my
garden which each year has produced plenty of white scented blooms, all white and only white. To my great surprise this month I observed that some branches are carrying white blooms while other adjacent joining branches are carrying light mauve blooms. What has happened to this shrub ? Is it possible to get it back to carrying all white blooms in future years simply by pruning off this year's branches which are carrying the mauve blooms ? Anthony ( 30 km east of London ) |
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Buddleja davidii alba shock colour change
Anthony Stokes wrote:
For several years I have been growing a Buddleja davidii alba shrub in my garden which each year has produced plenty of white scented blooms, all white and only white. To my great surprise this month I observed that some branches are carrying white blooms while other adjacent joining branches are carrying light mauve blooms. What has happened to this shrub ? Is it possible to get it back to carrying all white blooms in future years simply by pruning off this year's branches which are carrying the mauve blooms ? Anthony ( 30 km east of London ) They sound like "sports" which is how many named form of B.davidii originated. Cut them off with a sharp knife flush with the stem they come from pk |
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Buddleja davidii alba shock colour change
"p.k." wrote in message news They sound like "sports" which is how many named form of B.davidii originated. Cut them off with a sharp knife flush with the stem they come from pk Thanks for that advice p.k. |
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Buddleja davidii alba shock colour change
On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:02:08 +0100, "Anthony Stokes"
wrote: For several years I have been growing a Buddleja davidii alba shrub in my garden which each year has produced plenty of white scented blooms, all white and only white. To my great surprise this month I observed that some branches are carrying white blooms while other adjacent joining branches are carrying light mauve blooms. What has happened to this shrub ? Is it possible to get it back to carrying all white blooms in future years simply by pruning off this year's branches which are carrying the mauve blooms ? Anthony ( 30 km east of London ) I'd have a close look around the base of the shrub to make sure that the shoots with the mauve flowers are actually coming from the main shrub. B. Davidii readily self seeds and suckers and you can end up with reversions to the basic Davidii which does carry mauve flowers in its natural state. |
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Buddleja davidii alba shock colour change
"Jupiter" wrote in message
I'd have a close look around the base of the shrub to make sure that the shoots with the mauve flowers are actually coming from the main shrub. Yes , they are. The branches some carrying white and some carrying mauve flowers are high in the air and all growing from the same 'trunks' of the same buddleja. It's an interesting and pretty affect that I had not seen before on Buddleja davidii. Anthony |
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Buddleja davidii alba shock colour change
On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 09:19:30 +0100, "Anthony Stokes"
wrote: "Jupiter" wrote in message I'd have a close look around the base of the shrub to make sure that the shoots with the mauve flowers are actually coming from the main shrub. Yes , they are. The branches some carrying white and some carrying mauve flowers are high in the air and all growing from the same 'trunks' of the same buddleja. It's an interesting and pretty affect that I had not seen before on Buddleja davidii. Anthony I think your Buddleia is developing reversion back to the native stock. Are the shoots carrying the mauve flowers growing more vigorously than the others? A way of delaying this is to cut out the mauve flower shoots. You would lose the pretty effect of the 2 colours on the same shrub but delay the inevitable eventual progression to all mauve. |
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Buddleja davidii alba shock colour change
Jupiter wrote:
On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 09:19:30 +0100, "Anthony Stokes" wrote: "Jupiter" wrote in message I'd have a close look around the base of the shrub to make sure that the shoots with the mauve flowers are actually coming from the main shrub. Yes , they are. The branches some carrying white and some carrying mauve flowers are high in the air and all growing from the same 'trunks' of the same buddleja. It's an interesting and pretty affect that I had not seen before on Buddleja davidii. Anthony I think your Buddleia is developing reversion back to the native stock. Are the shoots carrying the mauve flowers growing more vigorously than the others? A way of delaying this is to cut out the mauve flower shoots. You would lose the pretty effect of the 2 colours on the same shrub but delay the inevitable eventual progression to all mauve. This has got me thinking, could you graft buddlejas onto each other?? Not that there's a reason, just wondering. -- My Blog at: http://www.livejournal.com/users/sw33tf00l/ |
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