Amen, Marilyn! I have two butterfly bushes growing in my yard that I
purchased because they were labeled "Black Knight" but weren't. I didn't
return them because the blooms are reasonably attractive and it was the
following year before I determined they weren't. Finally I ordered one from
Blue Stone. I think this problem often happens at retail outlets because
customers are prone to pull out labels and put them back in the wrong
container. BTW, another butterfly bush I ordered because it was labeled
as a dwarf "Nanho Purple" is incredible. The number and size of the flowers
far surpasses "Black Knight." It requires little pruning and blooms it's
head off.

John

"madgardener" wrote in message
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return the plant. Black Knight is deep deep dark purple with an orange
eye.........
"Fleemo" wrote in message
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I love growing butterfly bushes, and wanted to a deep, dark purple
"Black Knight" to my collection. We went to a nursery that had a few
in bloom, but not the size we wanted. So we purchased a smaller plant
that wasn't in bloom. When it finally did bloom, it wasn't the deep
almost black purple, but more of a bright purple. Might my plant get
darker flowers with age, or should I return the plant?