Melissa1982
California
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:31 am Post subject: butterfly bush from seed? |
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Hi all! I am trying to get a butterfly bush from seed going...tried twice, but...I'm still waiting...I had a problem with the first batch of flower seeds I tried, now I'm trying again. How long can I expect to wait? I sowed these last week. Is this a hard one to grow from seed? I haven't had much luck with flower seeds for some reason. Maybe I got bad ones. But, I am determined to figure it out!!
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tschnath
Southern Maine (zone 5)
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Melissa, I'm not sure about starting them from seed, but the butterfly bush I've had I got when it was small (bought it in a 3" pot), I put it in the ground and it grew like wild fire. Unfortunatly at the time it was my first garden and I didn't really read the tag so I had no idea it would get so big. After a couple years I had to dig it up (it was too big for the space) and before I had a chance to transplant it, I lost it. That made me sad because it was a gorgeous purple color...so pretty. I'd say keep trying. Maybe get the seeds from another source as they could have been bad. Good luck.
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North Texas, Zone 8a
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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Don't give up yet, the germination time for butterfly bush is 2-3 weeks. If you have no seedlings by the end of April then I would say you should start again.
Be sure to keep the growing medium moist not soggy and you might try putting a heating pad under them, some seeds like to have their bottoms warm for germination.
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digital flower
CT, USA
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:47 am Post subject: |
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Just a couple of observation on the Butterfly Bushes. They seed like mad in the garden and I have begun removing most of the seedlings right when I see them (I have a couple of hundred plants now). The mature plants do not seem to transplant well, I think they may have some sort of taproot. The small seedlings can be moved carefully.
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Melissa1982
California
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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  They just sprouted a day or two ago!!! I was so excited to see them this afternoon! Wow, it's amazing how they're such tiny seeds that grow into huge plants. I am saving 2 places in our yard for them.
Thanks for the tips about them. Maybe if they make it, and re-seed, I'll dig up a baby and send it to my sister, she's trying to do butterfly gardening.
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glendann
Texas
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:51 am Post subject: |
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I have had no luck with mine either .I'm going to try the baggie way like petunia did maybe that will work.
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Melissa1982
California
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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Well....they died about a week ago....my baby got sick, I didn't have time to check my seedlings and they dried up..Well, I'll try one more time, if not, I'll look in the stores for a plant!
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