I can see the tiger swallowtail, Bob - beautiful!

I think I like Asian Moon even better than Bonnie, because the color is darker. Isn't Asian Moon the one that's supposed to be sterile?

Sherry

Sherry, it is represented as "sterile".

Bob

What a beautiful bush. Just lovely. My Pink Delight is equally full of blooms at the moment. I do see that Tiger, and I had a big one on my Pink Delight today too! :o)

Very envious of your Buddleias. Yours looks spectacular, Bob.

Where I live in Florida the roots get eaten by nematodes very quickly. I put them in pots, but they can't really grow to their full potential there.

tom123, I have had an equally large problem with voles...enough so that I have, for years, planted just about everything I grow in black plastic pots, then planting each pot to about 2/3 of their height. I have eight buddleias planted in this fashion including the one you see here.

With buddleias, it will require at least a 15 gallon size, preferably even larger. I drill 1.5" holes about 4" up from the bottom to allow the plants anchor roots to escape into the ground. This method allows the anchor roots to perform their function so you don't get uprooted plants in the wind...a pot that is unburied will be blown over. The pot will allow the feeder-roots to remain pretty well protected. This has worked for me for many years on a wide variety of plants. It also slows,considerably, the leaching of nutrients that usually exists with potted plants.

I have attached an early season photo of my perennials. These are PERMANENTLY planted in this fashion.

Hope this helps!

Bob