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[broodytood]

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OOOO... nice rock garden. I like it!

 

[Imp]

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Very pretty.
I googled propagating butterfly bushes, and it appears that most people just stick them in the ground and they grow. ♫ Isn't it ironic? Don't ya think? ♫
Well if all else fails they are cheap to buy.

Russ

 

[KazAnder Farms]

Woohoo! Chicks arrived safe and sound this morning (even a day late) but we added to the flock! They just dodged the snow storm.

. So we invested in some rubbermaid brooding tubs.

 

[Ogress]

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OOOO... nice rock garden. I like it!

We have a lot of rocks on our property, so we moved a lot of them to the front to stabilize the hill. I had to purchase the steps; I think they are called "Huckleberries" and they are from somewhere local ... I bought them from Marenakos in Preston, and they appear to be of the same type of rock I have here naturally.

Sadly, most of the flowers in the photo froze 2 years ago ... lost the pink ones, all my lavender, and most of my lisanthus. I'm interested in some of your divisions. I'll make some jewelry in trade if you'd like.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Ogress
Did you get my PM a few minutes ago??

 

[broodytood]

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Yea!!! Warm fuzzies!

 

[broodytood]

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OOOO... nice rock garden. I like it!

We have a lot of rocks on our property, so we moved a lot of them to the front to stabilize the hill. I had to purchase the steps; I think they are called "Huckleberries" and they are from somewhere local ... I bought them from Marenakos in Preston, and they appear to be of the same type of rock I have here naturally.

Sadly, most of the flowers in the photo froze 2 years ago ... lost the pink ones, all my lavender, and most of my lisanthus. I'm interested in some of your divisions. I'll make some jewelry in trade if you'd like.

How cold do you get there on average?
My flowers are free but what girl can resist jewelry??? Sounds good!!!

 

[Eagle2026]

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Yea!!! Warm fuzzies!

Pretty soon you'll have a room that looks like....................well,

Love my tubs!!!

 

[broodytood]

Well, I think I'm gonna hit it for the night and try to not think about the eggs that are going in in the a.m. My kids along with the neighbor kids are all going to be present for the set. We are make it the neighborhood science lesson. Should be fun. Goodnight all!

 

[ReiMiraa]

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Very pretty.
I googled propagating butterfly bushes, and it appears that most people just stick them in the ground and they grow. ♫ Isn't it ironic? Don't ya think? ♫
Well if all else fails they are cheap to buy.

Russ

I am in Plant Propagation class right now at WSU. you all got me curious and i opened up my plant prop textbook. FYW Hartmann and Kester's Plant Propagation: principles and practices. 8th. is the best textbook i have bought so far. it has soooo many different ways to sexually and even more to asexually propagate plants. its better than any book you will find in your bookstore.

on that note if your butterfly bush is also known as Buddleia spp. then seeds are easy to start in greenhouse in spring, no pretreatment, but not genetically true by seed.
"Generally propagated by softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings taken in the summer, they are then treated with 8,000ppm IBA rooting hormone and rooted under mist. it is also micropropagated.

there you go. they are not the easiest to root according to the book. your hormones might not be strong enough or the right type or you are using the wrong cutting of wood.