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buddleja buzz
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I bought 3 of these as little plants 3 years ago and planted them in pots. Year 2 they grew to about 2ft and were a delight to look at and also covered with butterflies. I pruned them as instructed and put them in a spare garden bed for the winter. In the spring I put 2 of them back in their pots and they have just started flowering but they are much bigger and a bit bare at the bottom. The one left in the garden has grown into a massive bush. When described as miniature bushes only hold true when contained in a pot?
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This isn't the first time I've heard of Buzz getting bigger, whether in a pot or in the open ground.
What have other people found ............?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Mine are about 4' tall and very bushy. I don't think they will get any bigger and are about the size it said on the label. The normal ones I used to have grew to about 8' or more. Obviously when grown in a pot this will restrict their roots and keep them smaller.
I think they are supposed to grow up to 4' in a year so if you only pruned them back to 2' you would end up with a plant 6' tall
Thanks for your replies. Just wondered if I could propogate them as a way of starting again. If so how do you take cuttings and how long before I have my new miniature bushes back?