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FREE: Butterfly Bush ✽ ROYAL RED ✽ 25 Seeds ✽ Organic

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The listing, Butterfly Bush ✽ ROYAL RED ✽ 25 Seeds ✽ Organic has ended.

are seeds from one of the stars of my butterfly and hummingbird garden. The Royal Red Butterfly Bush is a beautiful, stately shrub, attracting several butterflies and hummingbirds each day! I have been blessed over the last 3 years to have the Nanhoe Blue seedling pop up and survive our harsh winters. I made sure to save seeds from my Royal Red and White Profusion as well! They prefer a winter mulch and die back to the ground every frost, but quickly grow to full size the next summer.

Family: Buddlejaceae
Genus: Buddleja (BUD-lee-uh)
Species: davidii (duh-VID-ee-eye)
Cultivar: Royal Red
Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Spacing:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
to USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

This Auction: You will be receiving 25 seeds from my
garden. They will be sent First Class mail. I've never tried these in pots, as they come up fine in the garden.

Questions & Comments

Just used up most of my credits so I'm going to have to hurry up & get more!!! Lol! =•)

Nov 6th, 2012 at 7:00:28 PM PST by

Get some of your seeds posted so I can get some new goodies.

Nov 6th, 2012 at 7:31:14 PM PST by

OMG!!! Your garden must be gorgeous!!! I won one of these beautiful bushes here on Listia but it's a seedling & I'm really worried it won't make it till spring! Iv got honey bees who would LOVE this! So I hope to win at least ONE of your auctions! For this & your wonderful selection of other seeds! F&W! =•)

Nov 6th, 2012 at 6:59:43 PM PST by

I have to admit, my gardens are not totally beautiful all at the same time. That is why I try to take close-up pics. I try to crop out as many weeds as I can. After a hard frost, you should pile leaves around your seedling for a winter blanket.

Nov 6th, 2012 at 7:28:26 PM PST by

I did not put the seedling in the ground - I just got it less than a week ago. So I put it in the fridge. Do you think I could put it in the ground now (I'm pretty sure it's already dormant) or should I keep it in the fridge until spring? Thanx for your advise! Iv got some strawberry rhubarb seeds from my rhubarb this year. But other than that- I was in bed most of he summer & didn't get ANY gardening done. =•(
Iv been having health issues that make me extremely fatigued & foggy brained. If I miss another spring -I don't think I could take it!!! Just gotta get my health back! That's all their is to it! Lol! But I'll put some of those seeds up for auction soon. I also have organic seeds I bought last spring- do you think they will be ok for next season? If so I might auction some of them as well. Ttyl! =•)

Nov 9th, 2012 at 4:18:12 AM PST by

Did they tell you to put it in the fridge? I worry that if a plant is not in it's natural environment, it would be stressed. I stopped planting here about 3 weeks ago, so not sure what to recommend for your seedling. I always feel that everything in the garden has a better chance than in my house. I get forgetful and foggy as well. I have no excuse for it either. A long as your seeds are kept in a dry, cool area, they should be viable for years. They may drop about 5% germination rate each year for many. Cucumber seeds and Morning Glory seeds are viable for nearly 10 years, I hear. Onions & chives don't last much more than 2 or 3 years. I dry stratify all my perennial seeds so that my customers don't have to, so they are all one season old. I still recommend that some a little more difficult like these should be put in the garden before winter. I never use all seeds of anything. I try 1/3 in pots, 1/3 in the garden, and keep 1/3 if my firt 2 attempts don't work.

Nov 9th, 2012 at 8:03:53 AM PST by

I was concerned about the cold winters here but I see your not to far from here! I live about 40 mnts northwest of Duluth, (by Floodwood) Minnesota- how far are you from here? So hopefully if they can take your temps they can take it here also! As long as I mulch & put them in a sunny location, right?! =•)

Nov 9th, 2012 at 4:24:14 AM PST by

You have much more snow than me. I am closer to Illinois. You get loads of snow, and that is a helpful protective blanket for plants when the temps are low. I sometimes will lose a butterfly bush if we have below 0 temps without that snow. We are hit or miss here. Sometimes we have 6 feet, sometimes none.

Nov 9th, 2012 at 7:54:55 AM PST by

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