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Do Butterfly Bush seeds come true to color?
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ladyrose65 6bNJ (
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Thu, Nov 8, 12 at 15:50
| I WS'd red, black and white Butterfly bush seeds. The one's that germinated and sprouted came up blue. I got my seeds from T's. Are the red, black and white hybrids of the blue? |
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RE: Do Butterfly Bush seeds come true to color?
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| The species Buddleja davidii is naturally a mauvy/purple colour. The other colours are hybrids and therefore cannot be guaranteed to come true from seed. You'll just have to wait and hope that you get something interesting. |
RE: Do Butterfly Bush seeds come true to color?
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| Thank You Flora, I hate ditching the plants, but my neighbors don't want any bushes. I am wondering has anyone gotten a true red, white or black from seeds? |
RE: Do Butterfly Bush seeds come true to color?
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| I once got a white from seeds but if you knew how many I have winter sown in a dozen years you might give up on trying to get something specific in colour from Buddleia seeds. :O) |
RE: Do Butterfly Bush seeds come true to color?
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| Buudleja is simple from cuttings. That's the only reliable way to get clones of specific varieties. Just stick your prunings into the ground and forget about them. |
RE: Do Butterfly Bush seeds come true to color?
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| Thank You Tiffy and Flora, this means they will be a nursery purchase. I've went thru several seed packets from different seed companies. They all sprouted blue. |
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