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Reported a sick Buddleia a while back. Chopped it down yesterday. Rotting up from the roots as was suggested. That was a quick death. Fit (seemingly) to dead in a month. Mike -- |
Dead Buddleia
"AriesVal" wrote in message . .. On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:42:11 +0100, 'Mike' wrote: :-( Reported a sick Buddleia a while back. Chopped it down yesterday. Rotting up from the roots as was suggested. That was a quick death. Fit (seemingly) to dead in a month. Mike Sorry to hear about that Mike but I hate Buddleia with almost as much passion as Elderflower. I had our two cut right down yesterday and pleased to be rid of them! -- Have the courage to speak and the wisdom to listen http://valerie.aries.googlepages.com/ariesval We like it because of the Butterflies it attracts. Must say though, that earlier this year there where not too many butterflies, but it seems to have made up for it now with butterflies AND bees at long last. Had some all the summer but now have lots :-) |
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On Aug 29, 11:42*am, "'Mike'" wrote:
:-( Reported a sick Buddleia a while back. Chopped it down yesterday. Rotting up from the roots as was suggested. That was a quick death. Fit (seemingly) to dead in a month. Mike -- I didn't know you could kill those things. You have my condolences. I chopped the lard out of mine last spring, down to about a foot, because it was getting a bit out of hand. It is now around 6ft tall with lovely deep purple flowers. I love it. I saw a yellow one the other day. It is just wrong. Those plants were *never* meant to be yellow. Never mind have ball-shaped flower clusters! Cat(h) |
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On Aug 29, 11:55*am, AriesVal
wrote: On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:42:11 +0100, 'Mike' wrote: :-( Reported a sick Buddleia a while back. Chopped it down yesterday. Rotting up from the roots as was suggested. That was a quick death. Fit (seemingly) to dead in a month. Mike Sorry to hear about that Mike but I hate Buddleia with almost as much passion as Elderflower. *I had our two cut right down yesterday and pleased to be rid of them! -- Have the courage to speak and the wisdom to listenhttp://valerie.aries.googlepages.com/ariesval I have 3 Buddleia, one with tiny pom pom yellow flowers, I can't remember the name it is very pretty. I also have a white one,(and the usual vulgar purple one). I love it although I hack it back, severely every year. Judith |
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In article , Judith in France writes: | | I have 3 Buddleia, one with tiny pom pom yellow flowers, I can't | remember the name it is very pretty. I also have a white one,(and the | usual vulgar purple one). I love it although I hack it back, | severely every year. Buddleia globosa. There are others, but that is the usual one. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Dead Buddleia
"'Mike'" wrote in message ... :-( Reported a sick Buddleia a while back. Chopped it down yesterday. Rotting up from the roots as was suggested. That was a quick death. Fit (seemingly) to dead in a month. Mike -- and now the Flowering Cherry is in 'for the chop'. Got some sort of fungus and the first branches are lying on the lawn as I speak (type) |
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"Cat(h)" writes
I didn't know you could kill those things. You have my condolences. I chopped the lard out of mine last spring, down to about a foot, because it was getting a bit out of hand. It is now around 6ft tall with lovely deep purple flowers. I love it. I saw a yellow one the other day. It is just wrong. Those plants were *never* meant to be yellow. Never mind have ball-shaped flower clusters! Buddleja globosa has bright orange ball shaped flowers. It's a genuine species, not a hybrid. -- Kay |
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On Aug 29, 12:15*pm, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
In article , Judith in France writes: | | I have 3 Buddleia, one with tiny pom pom yellow flowers, I can't | remember the name it is very pretty. *I also have a white one,(and the | usual vulgar purple one). * I love it although I hack it back, | severely every year. Buddleia globosa. *There are others, but that is the usual one. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Thanks Nick, that's the one, I like it, so different. Judith |
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On 29/8/08 12:12, in article ,
"AriesVal" wrote: snip I don't need any more butterflies as I grow veggies but I do encourage bees. Difficult to balance the two tho innit :( Apparently butterflies are in trouble because of this awful, wet summer. I should think bats are, too never mind the wind generators killing them. Plant Eupatorium rubrum everyone! Butterflies and bees love it. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On Aug 29, 3:33*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 29/8/08 12:08, in article , "Judithin France" wrote: snip I have 3 Buddleia, one with tiny pom pom yellow flowers, I can't remember the name it is very pretty. Possibly B. globosa? I also have a white one,(and the usual vulgar purple one). * I love it although I hack it back, severely every year. Judith I like Buddleias but am particularly fond of Buddleia Dartmoor and a Buddleia with arching branches and very fine foliage. *I can't remember the name but it might be B. alternifolia. -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Pic??? Judith |
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"Sacha" wrote after... "AriesVal" wrote: snip I don't need any more butterflies as I grow veggies but I do encourage bees. Difficult to balance the two tho innit :( Apparently butterflies are in trouble because of this awful, wet summer. I should think bats are, too never mind the wind generators killing them. Plant Eupatorium rubrum everyone! Butterflies and bees love it. Or Marjoram and Oregano if you want something low growing and useful too. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:08:24 +0100, Judith in France wrote
(in article ): snip I have 3 Buddleia, one with tiny pom pom yellow flowers, I can't remember the name it is very pretty. I also have a white one,(and the usual vulgar purple one). I love it although I hack it back, severely every year. The white one could be "Moonlight". We have one in the front which looks absolutely fantastic at twilight and smells fantastic too. Also have two small ones in our nursery bed (we call it that, grandly, but it's really the resting place for plants where we haven't decided where to put them yetg). Since we are talking about Buddleias, is there anywhere a list with pics of varieties? We have been given several which we can't identify (sorry Val, but I love them!). -- Sally in Shropshire, UK Posted through the usenet newsgroup uk.rec.gardening |
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On 29/8/08 15:35, in article
, "Judith in France" wrote: On Aug 29, 3:33*pm, Sacha wrote: On 29/8/08 12:08, in article , "Judithin France" wrote: snip I have 3 Buddleia, one with tiny pom pom yellow flowers, I can't remember the name it is very pretty. Possibly B. globosa? I also have a white one,(and the usual vulgar purple one). * I love it although I hack it back, severely every year. Judith I like Buddleias but am particularly fond of Buddleia Dartmoor and a Buddleia with arching branches and very fine foliage. *I can't remember the name but it might be B. alternifolia. -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Pic??? Judith This isn't ours but it is from a French site! http://tinyurl.com/5jm3gd -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 30/8/08 10:37, in article ,
"Sacha" wrote: On 29/8/08 15:35, in article , "Judith in France" wrote: On Aug 29, 3:33*pm, Sacha wrote: On 29/8/08 12:08, in article , "Judithin France" wrote: snip I have 3 Buddleia, one with tiny pom pom yellow flowers, I can't remember the name it is very pretty. Possibly B. globosa? I also have a white one,(and the usual vulgar purple one). * I love it although I hack it back, severely every year. Judith I like Buddleias but am particularly fond of Buddleia Dartmoor and a Buddleia with arching branches and very fine foliage. *I can't remember the name but it might be B. alternifolia. -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Pic??? Judith This isn't ours but it is from a French site! http://tinyurl.com/5jm3gd And Ray confirms the one we have babies from is Buddleia alternifolia. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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