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Buddleja problem revisited
Hello all,
When I moved into my house last year, at the end of April, I posted to urg about the sorry state of my new B. davidii. The foliage was all misshapen with yellowish patches and fell off easily. Nobody recognised this problem. I've been keeping an eye on them and thought I'd post an update. They flowered ok last summer, even though the foliage was always a bit poorly looking. I was surprised afterwards in autumn to see them start sprouting new leaves while the old ones were being shed (is this normal?) They kept this new growth and, as of a month ago, all 4 plants were covered with healthy-looking leaves around 2-3" long. However, since the hard frosts (-8C) a couple of weeks ago, these leaves have started to look rather misshapen again. So perhaps the problem has been frost damage? I'll be chopping them back soon, so hopefully this year it'll all be healthy new growth. Btw would it be a good idea to use a lower-nitrogen fertiliser now to promote flowering? cheers, G.A. |
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"Glen Able" wrote in message ... Hello all, When I moved into my house last year, at the end of April, I posted to urg about the sorry state of my new B. davidii. The foliage was all misshapen with yellowish patches and fell off easily. Nobody recognised this problem. I've been keeping an eye on them and thought I'd post an update. They flowered ok last summer, even though the foliage was always a bit poorly looking. I was surprised afterwards in autumn to see them start sprouting new leaves while the old ones were being shed (is this normal?) They kept this new growth and, as of a month ago, all 4 plants were covered with healthy-looking leaves around 2-3" long. However, since the hard frosts (-8C) a couple of weeks ago, these leaves have started to look rather misshapen again. So perhaps the problem has been frost damage? I'll be chopping them back soon, so hopefully this year it'll all be healthy new growth. Btw would it be a good idea to use a lower-nitrogen fertiliser now to promote flowering? cheers, G.A. Cut hard back to just above the 2nd set of leaves on each stem Give a thorough feeding of pelleted chicken manure plus lashings of good garden compost and water well |
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Buddleja problem revisited
they bloom best on new vigorous growth. it is recommended to cut it back
every year to encourage new growth. i have never added any fertilizers to mine and they grow like the weeds they are. even in the hardest of winters mine will put out some new leaflets on the old wood if there are more than two days of above freezing temps. the leaves actually seem to handle a slight night freeze if the days are mellow enough that they recover. i have never looked that close at the winter leaves to see if they are curled but i know it is always sending out new shoots all winter. i usually cut mine back in the early spring when they start to show full life coming on. nambucca wrote: "Glen Able" wrote in message ... Hello all, When I moved into my house last year, at the end of April, I posted to urg about the sorry state of my new B. davidii. The foliage was all misshapen with yellowish patches and fell off easily. Nobody recognised this problem. I've been keeping an eye on them and thought I'd post an update. They flowered ok last summer, even though the foliage was always a bit poorly looking. I was surprised afterwards in autumn to see them start sprouting new leaves while the old ones were being shed (is this normal?) They kept this new growth and, as of a month ago, all 4 plants were covered with healthy-looking leaves around 2-3" long. However, since the hard frosts (-8C) a couple of weeks ago, these leaves have started to look rather misshapen again. So perhaps the problem has been frost damage? I'll be chopping them back soon, so hopefully this year it'll all be healthy new growth. Btw would it be a good idea to use a lower-nitrogen fertiliser now to promote flowering? cheers, G.A. Cut hard back to just above the 2nd set of leaves on each stem Give a thorough feeding of pelleted chicken manure plus lashings of good garden compost and water well |
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Buddleja problem revisited
"sherm" wrote in message news:z3grf.414$X86.112@trnddc04... they bloom best on new vigorous growth. it is recommended to cut it back every year to encourage new growth. i have never added any fertilizers to mine and they grow like the weeds they are. even in the hardest of winters mine will put out some new leaflets on the old wood if there are more than two days of above freezing temps. the leaves actually seem to handle a slight night freeze if the days are mellow enough that they recover. i have never looked that close at the winter leaves to see if they are curled but i know it is always sending out new shoots all winter. i usually cut mine back in the early spring when they start to show full life coming on. I cut mine back to a stump about a foot tall in autumn when it starts banging against next doors shed as the wind blows. I've never used fertiliser on it deliberately, but I'm fairly sure the roots have found their way into the adjacent compost bin. It's a yellow *globosa* type if that makes a difference. Globosa, is that the right word? Anyway, the flower clusters are yellow and round unlike the long type of a normal Buddleia. Steve |
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