:-(

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

--

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)

"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, 1:37*pm, K wrote:
"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

I'm not claiming anything - merely expressing my view in a probably
silly way. I like purple buddleia, I find the yellow pointy or globe
ones much less attractive. That's all I'm saying :-)

Cat(h)

On Aug 31, 11:36*pm, "Cat(h)" wrote:
On Aug 29, 1:37*pm, K wrote:

"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.

On Sep 1, 1:41*pm, Martin wrote:
On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 05:34:28 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France





wrote:
On Aug 31, 11:36*pm, "Cat(h)" wrote:
On Aug 29, 1:37*pm, K wrote:

"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

I'm not claiming anything - merely expressing my view in a probably
silly way. *I like purple buddleia, I find the yellow pointy or globe
ones much less attractive. *That's all I'm saying :-)

Cat(h)

I like them all Cat, but my favourite is the white one. *I also love
the purple one which I feed and I have huge lilac type flowers.

No wonder they call you Blossom in the village
--

Martin- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

LOL, you remember then?

Judith

On Sep 1, 1:56*am, Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
"Cat(h)" wrote:
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.

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!

Globosa? *I love mine - such a pleasant change from the
common purple.


:-) Just goes to show: different strokes for different folks.

Cat(h) (who really did not like the yellow ones, globosa or pointy)

In article ,
"Cat(h)" writes:
| On Sep 1, 1:56=A0am, Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
|
| Globosa? =A0I love mine - such a pleasant change from the
| common purple.
|
| :-) Just goes to show: different strokes for different folks.

So, have you been reading John Cleland, too? :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Sep 1, 10:00*am, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
In article ,"Cat(h)" writes:

| On Sep 1, 1:56=A0am, Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
|
| Globosa? =A0I love mine - such a pleasant change from the
| common purple.
|
| :-) Just goes to show: different strokes for different folks.

So, have you been reading John Cleland, too? :-)

Erm... I'm not sure we're talking about the same strokes :-)

Cat(h)

"Cat(h)" writes
On Sep 1, 1:56*am, Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
"Cat(h)" wrote:
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.

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!

Globosa? *I love mine - such a pleasant change from the
common purple.


:-) Just goes to show: different strokes for different folks.

Cat(h) (who really did not like the yellow ones, globosa or pointy)

I really don't like globosa - seems such a harsh orange. Though I
suppose to be expected, given that the same orange appears at the centre
of the flower.

I quite like the hybrid that has apricot coloured balls. But it doesn't
seem to have many flowers compared with the size of bush - or that might
just be because I haven't anywhere sunny to grow it.


--
Kay

"'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)

"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 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

"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 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