Alan Clark2 thank you. Before i purchased my budd i checked the photos and all the ones i saw are upright so cant understand why mine is growing horizontal?!?!
It isn't one plant though. It may look like that, but it's three separate ones planted together How much water has it had, and what prep did the ground have? They need good drainage, and although they like sun, they still need to be well enough watered through their first season after planting.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
In the picture it looks as if the weight of the flower heads is weighing down the stems, which look rather lax and thin. Perhaps it'll be better next year when it's got its roots down and might be able to produce stronger stems before it starts flowering.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I see Amazon have finally owned up, there had been a lot of complaints so they’re now truthful.
TRICOLOUR - The Buddleia Tricolour is a lovely mix of three buddleia plants grown in a single pot. This plant will produce pink, white and purple flowers that will attracted bees and butterflies to your garden.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Never understood it either @Loxley, or that flamingo salix, but we're all different.
I think there's a combination of factors with the one in @babs.karaOAJD3tz0 's pic. It's too young and soft to support the flowers well, but the growing conditions may also be playing a part. If the soil's rich, it can mean softer, lusher growth, but lack of water can also mean the soft stems are just drooping more than they should. Those rocks close in aren't ideal, but they wouldn't necessarily be problematic. I have one which I grew from a cutting [they're so easy] and I kept it in a pot. Re potted this year, but it isn't as tough and sturdy as it would be in the ground. It'll be pruned back next spring though, so that will help as the base will be tougher.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Good morning ladies. Truly cannot THANK YOU ALL enough for your kind comments and taking your time to help me. Funny thing i was thinking is what JennyJ said (am no gardnening expert)! But also thought maybe the blooms are weighing down such a young plant. From my photo there seems to be 2 or 3 blooms but the whole bush is covered in buds of different sizes ! The rocks are really not that close to the actual root and it has been watered daily since planted. I purchased and planted a second one opposite corner of garden so will be interesting to see results. I might just put a belly tie around just to give it a lift! Will trim it back a litlle in spring see what happens next season. Many thanks again for your advice. Stay safe. X
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How much water has it had, and what prep did the ground have? They need good drainage, and although they like sun, they still need to be well enough watered through their first season after planting.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I think there's a combination of factors with the one in @babs.karaOAJD3tz0 's pic. It's too young and soft to support the flowers well, but the growing conditions may also be playing a part. If the soil's rich, it can mean softer, lusher growth, but lack of water can also mean the soft stems are just drooping more than they should. Those rocks close in aren't ideal, but they wouldn't necessarily be problematic.
I have one which I grew from a cutting [they're so easy] and I kept it in a pot. Re potted this year, but it isn't as tough and sturdy as it would be in the ground. It'll be pruned back next spring though, so that will help as the base will be tougher.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...