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Can I cut back part of my butterfly bush now?
Comments (8)I'd advise not cutting it back. Just wrap the netting around the Fothergilla and attach to the Buddleia as well. The deer are not going to duck under the Buddleia to get to the fothergilla. They can't see the black netting, and feeling it but not knowing exactly where it is is very unpleasant to them since they can't tell whether they might get caught up in it....See MoreStorm Damaged Butterfly bush. Now what?
Comments (1)Sorry gang, I was checking out multiple forums as usual and just realized I didn't click over to the butterfly formum before posting this, so it ended up here by mistake....See MoreMore sunlight now,more open,better Butterfly habitat...
Comments (6)Isn't it wonderful getting more sun? I've had lots of treework done (mostly Norway maples and thinning), and my lot has gone from mostly shade to partial shade. I want more sun! I have a plan with my tree guy to take down the last huge Norway maple in my yard as soon as the snow melts (we have about 2 feet right now). I can't wait to get rid of that thing and grow more stuff. :-D I grow bronze fennel and it doesn't produce the bulb. That is "Florence fennel" and it's a cultivar of Foeniculum vulgare that has an enlarged bulb. It is similar to celery but has a mild sweet licorice taste. I cook them with brussel sprouts and carrots, or other winter veggies. It sounds like the pesticide applicator is targeting the woody plants. Hopefully he won't hit the host plants. Next time you see the sprayer, I would go over and ask him about the herbicide. Probably Triclopyr or 2-4-d. I think they kill broad leaf plants but not grasses?...See More3-n-1 Butterfly bush - only growing 1 color now
Comments (4)Butterfly bushes (Buddleia species) do not naturally bloom in three different colors, so I assume the ones you obtained were grafted. Very often, one or more of these grafts will fail and you will be left with a single color, sometimes that of the understock, which is probably not what you wanted at all. FWIW, generally these types of plants are most often found through less reputable sellers......like Michigan Bulb, who is notorious for multicolored, short-lived Frankenplants and zero customer service....See Moremxk3 z5b_MI
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