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Short flowering season for my buddleja's
My buddleja's only flowered for the first two weeks of August (whilst we were on holiday) and well maybe the week before, so I dead headed before and after we came back.
I've had no new flowers on either plant since I got back (one of them was too new so I didn't deadhead that one)
Does anyone know the reason why this may be. I've looked up on line and the variety I have should flower until September.
It also appears another local gardener has had the same problem. Any advice gratefully received. Thank you
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Mine were late to flower this year, I'm in East Yorkshrie and they only started flowering about 2 weeks ago, about a month or so later than last year.
Oh and I always dead head.
Mine hasn't even started flowering yet..
Double checked the dates on last years photo's and it was indeed mid July when they flowered last year so there was definitely a delay this time around. Worth the wait though to watch all the Butterflies, Bee's and Moths enjoying it
Mine have been out for a while now , well before the beginning of August . Except Though the Orange ball one it's always the first and is long gone .
Mine (Miss Ruby) has been flowering for a good while now and is doing well with regular deadheading - it's also had the benefit of clematis food being applied to that area of the garden earlier in the summer, and a couple of doses of tomato feed being watered on nearby lupins etc.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My Black Knights have been flowering for a few weeks - I was deadheading them yesterday and they have loads more blooms to come. The white one is just starting - it's late, but mainly because it was a very old shrub which was hacked to the ankles later last year and then moved.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Mine is White Profusion.