@RBManc It is good you spotted the globosa growing wild near you. The bees obviously go mad for it don't they! I can just imagine the council hacking it back. A few years ago I watched while a local authority worker with a can of herbicide strapped to his back wandered about spraying anything that spilled out of private gardens by even half a cm. I was dismayed to see a butterfly flit to one of these flowers seconds before the herbicide spraying man arrived and he sprayed the butterfly and the flowers. I hope the hacked back globosa will be ok. I don't have the plant yet as I am looking for something large because I will be placing it near a 6 foot north facing wall/hedge. It is a sunny spot for taller plants but not for anything under about 5 foot.
That is interesting about RHS Bridgewater, I hope they do /will sell these specimens. How tall is yours now and do the leaves have any detectable scent? (I hope the flowers will be scented).
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By the way, how would you describe the scent of the globosa? Is it quite mild?
Just like if you want directions, I'm probably one of the worst people to ask that question to. I don't know why as I don't think there is anything wrong with my sense of smell but I just never notice the fragrance of most plants. Really whiffy stuff like hyacinths and brugmansia make it through but I tried smelling our large sarcoccoca the other day (full of flowers and bees) and couldn't smell anything even though they are famous for their fragrance. I didn't know buddleia had a fragrance until I curiously looked it up a minute ago and apparently globosa has a mixture of dandelion flowers and honey, which sounds quite nice.
Oh sorry!!! I think different varieties/cultivars of buddleja have varying intensity of scent and I can detect the usual buddleja scent but globosa seems quite different and I was having trouble imagining the scent Sometimes scents are more pronounced when they waft in from a distance too. Ah dandelion/honey, yes that would be fine. My Ceanothus (to me) smells of honey but the descriptions I have read can vary.
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That is good to know about Burncoose, I have looked for various plants and Burncoose does appear in search results sometimes but I have never tried them yet. I am trying to get more exercise but a hike to Scotland is probably a bit ambitious! I have bought good sturdy planters from Scotsplants but not tried any plants yet. Thank you!
I ordered a 'seven sons flower' tree from Burnoose recently, a very hard tree to find, I'd been searching for a year and waiting for someone to have it in stock. All delivered fine and a healthy looking tree.
I was really heartbroken when I saw that it had been chopped back - the year I took the cutting I stood for ages watching the bees busying themselves. I don't think there was a single flower that didn't have at least one bee, and most had more than just one! I wish Councils would be more conscientious - I feel like they try hard in some ways (introducing wildflower strips and not trimming and certain times of the year, etc) but then completely undo their efforts. I can't understand Councils obsession with weedspraying everything...
I have never noticed much of a scent to mine but it hasn't grown very well just yet - I think I vaguely remember the big wild buddleia having the usual scent but I didn't dare put my nose to near for fear of inhaling a bee
Mine is now around 5ft high and around 3ft wide but it looks awful at the moment. I planted it in a bad spot in the first year so had to move it which probably impacted it's growth.
I have 2 in an oil drum (on a paved area for screening purposes) and compared to my other traditional buds, they are slower growing. I've not cut them back in the 2 years I've had them and they are now about 8 foot tall. I do feed them regularly in the growing season as they are deprived of natural soil in their oil drums.
That is good to know about Burncoose, I have looked for various plants and Burncoose does appear in search results sometimes but I have never tried them yet. I am trying to get more exercise but a hike to Scotland is probably a bit ambitious! I have bought good sturdy planters from Scotsplants but not tried any plants yet. Thank you!
I ordered a 'seven sons flower' tree from Burnoose recently, a very hard tree to find, I'd been searching for a year and waiting for someone to have it in stock. All delivered fine and a healthy looking tree.
That is really helpful to hear of your good experiences with Burncoose. It sounds as though they grow and sell some interesting and unusual plants. I had not heard of the second sons flower tree before, so had a search and saw it has really lovely attributes including scent and the flowery panicles have the same sort of look as the globosa (the spherical shape). Maybe another one for my list!
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I was really heartbroken when I saw that it had been chopped back - the year I took the cutting I stood for ages watching the bees busying themselves. I don't think there was a single flower that didn't have at least one bee, and most had more than just one! I wish Councils would be more conscientious - I feel like they try hard in some ways (introducing wildflower strips and not trimming and certain times of the year, etc) but then completely undo their efforts. I can't understand Councils obsession with weedspraying everything...
I have never noticed much of a scent to mine but it hasn't grown very well just yet - I think I vaguely remember the big wild buddleia having the usual scent but I didn't dare put my nose to near for fear of inhaling a bee
Mine is now around 5ft high and around 3ft wide but it looks awful at the moment. I planted it in a bad spot in the first year so had to move it which probably impacted it's growth.
Yes it really is so horribly sad to see a flourishing plant, giving so much to the ecosystem to be cut down in its prime like that. It must have been a wonderful sight, sound and general experience before the unwanted intervention. I am somewhat flummoxed too that Councils make efforts on the one hand and then wreak havoc on the other. I have no idea what exactly are in the different sprays but I noticed a warning/hazard large label on the backpack containing the spray that the council worker was wearing and I am surprised it is still allowed (to be spraying chemicals in daytime on busy streets with no warning signs around).
Inhaling a bee! ...I can imagine
It sounds as though it is in a happier spot now, and will grow well and flower this year and maybe the Council will leave the other one well alone!
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That is good to know about Burncoose, I have looked for various plants and Burncoose does appear in search results sometimes but I have never tried them yet. I am trying to get more exercise but a hike to Scotland is probably a bit ambitious! I have bought good sturdy planters from Scotsplants but not tried any plants yet. Thank you!
I ordered a 'seven sons flower' tree from Burnoose recently, a very hard tree to find, I'd been searching for a year and waiting for someone to have it in stock. All delivered fine and a healthy looking tree.
That is really helpful to hear of your good experiences with Burncoose. It sounds as though they grow and sell some interesting and unusual plants. I had not heard of the second sons flower tree before, so had a search and saw it has really lovely attributes including scent and the flowery panicles have the same sort of look as the globosa (the spherical shape). Maybe another one for my list!
I can also recommend Bluebell Arboretum & Nursery for supplying good quality plants online. I bought my winter honeysuckle from them
That is good to know about Burncoose, I have looked for various plants and Burncoose does appear in search results sometimes but I have never tried them yet. I am trying to get more exercise but a hike to Scotland is probably a bit ambitious! I have bought good sturdy planters from Scotsplants but not tried any plants yet. Thank you!
I ordered a 'seven sons flower' tree from Burnoose recently, a very hard tree to find, I'd been searching for a year and waiting for someone to have it in stock. All delivered fine and a healthy looking tree.
That is really helpful to hear of your good experiences with Burncoose. It sounds as though they grow and sell some interesting and unusual plants. I had not heard of the second sons flower tree before, so had a search and saw it has really lovely attributes including scent and the flowery panicles have the same sort of look as the globosa (the spherical shape). Maybe another one for my list!
I can also recommend Bluebell Arboretum & Nursery for supplying good quality plants online. I bought my winter honeysuckle from them
Yes, I agree - I bought a Pinus from Bluebell Arboretum last year and they were so swift to deliver with tracking etc and the packaging was probably the best I have experienced.
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I have 2 in an oil drum (on a paved area for screening purposes) and compared to my other traditional buds, they are slower growing. I've not cut them back in the 2 years I've had them and they are now about 8 foot tall. I do feed them regularly in the growing season as they are deprived of natural soil in their oil drums.
Sorry I completely missed your post from earlier! That is helpful to know about the slower growth habit and yet they are still 8 foot in your containers ( with regular feeding). I would be very happy to attain 8 feet in height eventually.
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I hope the hacked back globosa will be ok. I don't have the plant yet as I am looking for something large because I will be placing it near a 6 foot north facing wall/hedge. It is a sunny spot for taller plants but not for anything under about 5 foot.
That is interesting about RHS Bridgewater, I hope they do /will sell these specimens.
How tall is yours now and do the leaves have any detectable scent? (I hope the flowers will be scented).
I have never noticed much of a scent to mine but it hasn't grown very well just yet - I think I vaguely remember the big wild buddleia having the usual scent but I didn't dare put my nose to near for fear of inhaling a bee
Mine is now around 5ft high and around 3ft wide but it looks awful at the moment. I planted it in a bad spot in the first year so had to move it which probably impacted it's growth.
Inhaling a bee! ...I can imagine
It sounds as though it is in a happier spot now, and will grow well and flower this year and maybe the Council will leave the other one well alone!
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