Does anyone here have experience with butterfly bushes being too
prolific? Last year, I found a teeny little butterfly bush plant
growing a good 60 ft. away from the original plant was, in a front
flower bed, although the original was all the way around the back of the
house. Yesterday, I noticed two more baby plants, growing 10 or 15 ft.
away from the large plant, and at least 5 or 6 more growing in the
vicinity of the baby plant in the front bed. What is going on? Do
buddleias propagate themselves through seed? The likely parent plant is
Lochinch, BTW.

While we're on the subject, do Tricyrtis spread by seed? While doing
some weeding yesterday, I noticed a ton of little baby plants. I had
attempted to establish 3 clumps, but thought I only had one surviving
clump. Now, it looks like I have them growing everywhere, in places
where the original (now deceased) plants were, as well as new spots, 2-3
ft. away from where the plants were. These plants are really tiny at
this point, with 3-4 leaves, max. But, that growth pattern is quite
distinctive, so I am sure that I am not mis-identifying them.

Maybe it is time I renamed my foundation bed the 'Thug Bed'. Between
Japanese Anemone, Monarda, Russian Sage, Sidalcea, Malva, et al., it is
just a jungle out there.

Suja