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Posted by inbirdlady z5 Northern IN (My Page) on Sun, Apr 16, 06 at 10:43
I would like to start several butterfly bushes from seed to plant in a sort of hedge. I understand it may take several weeks for these to germinate. Should several seeds be planted close together or will just one seed form a bush? How quickly do they grow? They will be started in a container and transplanted outside when they are large enough.
Any information will be appreciated. I am in zone 5. |
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- Posted by nurmey 5 Omaha, NE (My Page) on
Sun, Apr 16, 06 at 11:04
| One seed, one giant bush! Mine grew to 4 feet the first year and 7 feet the second year. The sprouts stay tiny for a while before they take off. Once they take off, they grow fast but in zone 5 they die back to the ground every winter. The first winter I mulched heavily with leaves. Once established they are fine but here in Nebraska they need to get through their first winter with some protection. To sow, just sprinkle the seeds on the medium and pat them in. I've only started them using the Winter Sowing method, never inside, so I can't give you any tips about that. |
RE: Butterfly bush
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| Sow them thinly, you don't need very many! They are easy to germinate at room temperature. I've seen it written that they need chilling, but they don't. Don't cover the seed with soil. |
RE: Butterfly bush
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| I wonder how you did? I just ordered butterfly bush seeds and I am looking forward to planting them. They sound easy to plant! |
RE: Butterfly bush
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| I was going to direct sow mine.it's warming up here but still a little chilly...is this a good idea?? |
RE: Butterfly bush
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| It's my first time growing butterfly bush from seed and I can say it was relatively easy to get the seeds to germinate. So far so good. Gardengirlz, I suppose it's okay to direct sow but it may just take longer for the seed to germinate. Ianna |
RE: Butterfly bush
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| I have had good luck rooting the Butterfly Bush from cuttings. Now, I want to try to grow some from seed. Exactly where on the Butterfly Bush is the seed? I have saved some of the dry brown blooms but I can not determine which part of it has the seeds. Could someone help me? |
RE: Butterfly bush
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| Hi Daisyb, Not all varieties of butterfly bushes make seeds and not all faded blooms will make seeds, or that has been my experience. Below is a link to a pic of the seeds, though the pic of the pods is not very clear. I strongly urge you to not clip the seed pods though until at least a few on the branch have browned well and split open. The seeds will stay inside of them a long time even after they have split. I collected seeds last Jan from mine. One year I clipped several pods before they opened, and they never did open to release the tiny seeds. I have also recieved what was supposed to be butterfly bush seeds in seed trades and all there actually was was faded bloom material. There seems to be a lot of confusion on saving butterfly bush seeds, and I hope to later put together some pics of the faded blooms, with no seed pods, seed pods at various stages of maturity, as well as the actual seeds after being harvested. Mine have no chaff in them. Fyi...my big pink butterfly bush reseeded this year, and several bushes grew up to blooming size. There were no pink ones, but there were slightly different shades of lavender/purple. |
Here is a link that might be useful: scroll down to the very bottom to see Butterfly Bush
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