I've have a Miss Ruby that I've been keeping in a pot for the last two years. I just put it in the ground this summer.It did okay in the pot but didn't realy thrive. I'll have to wait til next spring to let you know how it does in the ground. Like you most of my other butterfly bushes grow like weeds and I am always pulling up seedlings. The only one I have had problems with has been "Honeycomb" (the yellow one), Ive lost two of them.

Thanks Hosta200. I was hoping to get more of a response from other posters to get a feel for the problem, but your comment helps.

My friend/neighbor and I both bought the yellow honeycomb variety about 2 years ago. They are both huge and mine is not in full sun. I even moved it in early spring b/c it had gotten too large for the spot.