:-(

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

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"AriesVal" wrote in message
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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 :-)

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)

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

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.

"'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)

"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

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

On 29/8/08 12:08, in article
, "Judith
in 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.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

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

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

"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

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

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

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