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WANTED: butterfly bushes -lost many to last year's harsh winter

9 years ago

we lost more than half of our butterfly bushes to the harsh winter. Tried to find replacement in the spring, but local nurseries seem to have only dwarf varieties. Hope to find some of these that we lost
Black Knight
Harlequini
Lochinch
Nanho Blue
Nanho Purple
Pink Delight

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erin08
9 years ago
email sent
gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
9 years ago
Just so you know........butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii, is a listed invasive species on the west coast and on the invasive watch list for much of the rest of the country. Responsible nurseries are tending not to offer the very fertile and weedy older cultivars in favor of the newer sterile varietes on the market, which tend to be more compact in habit.
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pandora
9 years ago
I lost all 4 of mine over winter also.

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