I've tried growing them in Florida and they don't like our summers. I'm planning to try in North Carolina next year. I think they'll be nice with my daylillies and hydrangeas up there
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I lost all my hydrangeas 2 years ago to a fungus. I put butterfly bushes in their place. So far so good! Daylilies do very well here.
jul 31, 2025, 12:15 am • 1 0 • view
...and I can't keep a butterfly bush alive no matter what I do
jul 31, 2025, 12:20 am • 0 0 • view
Do you mean buddleia? They grow as weeds here, on any scrap of building site or urban wasteland, and even out of chimney stacks!
aug 26, 2025, 2:19 pm • 1 0 • view
The very same. And no need to rub it in by reminding me that they grow like weeds there. I've spent a good part of my gardening budget on them over the years and have nothing to show for it. Most died within the same season I planted them
aug 26, 2025, 4:45 pm • 3 0 • view
Aaaugh! What does the damage? Weather or soil?
aug 26, 2025, 6:07 pm • 1 0 • view
It's just my own personal curse. I've tried them in Central Florida and in North Carolina. I do all the recommended things. It's one of two things I've never been able to grow well. The other is African violets. They also die no matter what I do
aug 26, 2025, 9:53 pm • 1 0 • view
This is the only butterfly I have seen so far this year...on my butterfly bush...which was planted where my hydrangea used to be.
aug 26, 2025, 6:08 pm • 2 0 • view
I've noticed a lot of tiger swallowtails this year, and even more black swallowtails. But the monarchs don't seem to be as numerous this year in my gardens, and I have more than enough milkweed for them
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