How to root cuttings from butterfly Bush?
gardenofa
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WANTED: Wanted: Butterfly Bush cuttings, rooted or not.
Comments (6)If you can wait a couple months, I have Attraction, Bi-Color, Black Night, Pink Delight, Royal Red, White Profussion, Nanho Purple, and Honeycomb. My butterfly bushes are still at ground level for the year. I cut them down every year. I wouldn't suggest Honeycomb for your zone though and you may have to check on the rest. I do not know which ones are hardy to zone 4, I just know Honeycomb is boarderline in my zone. I do not need any more butterfly bushes though and I have no idea how to make butterfly cush cuttings....See MoreMoving or starting a butterfly bush from cuttings?
Comments (3)I move plants and bushes all the time! I am very poor at space management so I have gotten very good at moving plants and bushes. The key is water, water, water. And that includes filling the hole with water twice before planting - that was my grandmothers expert advice!...See MoreHAVE: Cuttings-Ivy, butterfly bush, pear tree, blueberry bush, e
Comments (0)I am looking to exchange plant cuttings for propagation. I have cuttings from ivy, butterfly bush, a pear tree, blueberry bush, azalea (white and pink), small cuttings from rosemary, lavender, mint, Pink Chinese Loropetalum, and I just successfully rooted a pinnapple that I am willing to trade.. I am open to most cuttings but am looking for rasberry, and blackberry bushes, and fruit trees other than pears, different varieties of what I already have, cherry tree, cherry tree blossom, maple, magnolia, willow, hydrangia, jasmine, westeria, just let me know what you have. :-) I will give you better contact info over email....See MoreHow do you root butterfly bushes ?
Comments (3)I think your're gonna find Buddleia very easy to root. It can be rooted almost anytime of year reasonably easy and it doesn't require any "special" care. You can dip the end in rooting hormone if you have any for even better results. Plant it in moist (maybe a little wetter than misted but not soggy or saturated), well draining soil. Cover to make a greenhouse effect. The top 2/3's of a plastic 2 liter pop bottle works well as a mini-greenhouse cover and will be a little more sturdy than plastic wrap. I use pots that fit snuggly into the bottom of the pop bottles. If you put it outside, put it in light shade. You probably already know this, but the reason they advise you to cut just below a bud node is because there are more growth cells in that area than in other parts of the stem. That will make it root better/faster. And, BTW, I still have the black mondo grass you wanted. It's not in the way, but just didn't want you to forget....See Moreweedwhacker
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