New England weather...roses + Butterfly bushes still have foliage

17 years ago

Hi,

I thought I remembered all my shrubs dropped their leaves by this time in the past. Am I remembering wrong? All of my other shrubs have dropped them, except the roses and butterfly bushes. Anyone remember what happened last year?

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tjsangel
17 years ago
Hi,

It's been a weird winter so far...a week of cold temps and the rest pretty warm for us. I do remember my roses (I have about 8 bushes) didnt lose their leaves til end of January. It has to get very cold for this to happen. This is my 1st year with the butterfly bush, cant comment on that.

Jen
ego45
17 years ago
pm2, Nothing to be alarmed for, everything will be OK in a spring.
My BB and some roses are full of leaves as well.
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shrubs_n_bulbs
17 years ago
Buddleias lose their leaves? LOL.
Loretta NJ Z6
17 years ago
That is the normal in my garden. They will keep leafing out in this mild weather.
prairiemoon2 z6b MA
Original Author
17 years ago
I usually do lose all the leaves sometime over the winter. I just can't remember at what point in the past that they dropped. But I won't worry about them. I am sure they will still drop at some point.

Thanks :-)
shrubs_n_bulbs
17 years ago
Mine won't lose their leaves until there is sustained freezing conditions, probably February or March.
WendyB 5A/MA
17 years ago
I have lots of leaves on my BB and roses too. Also oakleaf hydrangea has leaves. Also daphne 'Carol Mckie' (known to be a late dropper). My pansies are still mildly blooming. Geraniums and coral bells are looking good, but they are semi-evergreen here anyhow, so that probably doesn't count.

Its been a very mild Nov/Dec so far. I love it! Although these oddities sometimes confuse our plants, they will compensate. I heard some crocuses are coming up. And someone I know mowed their grass recently!

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