Mein Schmetterlingsbusch, von dem ich ein Bild befinde, war im Pflanzer, in dem ich es gekauft habe und ein paar Wochen lang gut geht, und plötzlich einige Zweige auf einer Seite davon hatten tote Blätter und es sah aus wie Mist. Also bekomme ich es so schnell wie möglich in den Boden, wie ich es mir angelegt habe, wie die Anweisungen mir sagen, ich solle es hauen, damit das Wasser abläuft. Senden Sie einen Platz an etwas anderes, und es war in Ordnung. Jetzt, ein paar Tage später, nachdem sie es genau überwacht und sich darum gekümmert haben, sieht es so aus, als wäre es für getan. Dies ereignete sich in etwa einer Woche. Ich hatte letztes Jahr einen Schmetterlingsbusch, der genau das gleiche getan hat, und erteilte, dass er dieses Jahr zurückgekommen ist, obwohl ich dachte, es sei völlig tot und dieser könnte das Gleiche tun, aber ich verstehe nicht, was passiert ist. Ich konnte sagen, dass ich es vielleicht überpeakte, aber ich habe es zu irgendeinem Zeitpunkt nicht mehr aufgewässert, seit ich es gekauft habe, dann habe ich eine andere Zeit gemacht und es war eine ganze Weile gedeiht, also verstehe ich nicht, warum das der Fall sein würde. Eine Art scheiße, weil ich einen neuen Schmetterlingsbusch bekommen wollte, der zu etwas wächst und letzt
Von: Current-Sun-1890
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I gave up on those years ago. Although fragrant and pretty when in full bloom, I found too much uncertainty. Unpredictable growth and the bloom is late occasionally, or sometimes thin and sometimes full. A landscape designer I hired once said he doesn’t like them for many of those reasons. I understood his point after a few years of trying on my own.
Butterfly bush care is pretty dependent on the environment. May I ask what part of the world you live in?
For instance, I live in the United States and depending on where you live, a lot of varieties are outlawed or at least prohibited from shipment as they can be highly invasive and outcompete native species. Where *I* live in the U.S. though, they die all the way to ground or almost all the way to the ground every winter so they are in absolutely no way invasive. I have never even had a volunteer pop up anywhere since growing a few a decade ago.
-My first guess would have been overwatering because that is usually how enthusiasts kill their plants but since you specifically acknowledged this pitfall, I’m not so sure. If you ever feel like you need to know for certain, consider buying a moisture meter. You can stick it into the soil further than you can a bit of finger and find out if things are already wet down there so you can avoid overwatering. It does NOT work well on non soil mixes but we’re talking about a full on soil/dirt plant here.
*Trust you but still… this plant especially doesn’t need much water. If you make another attempt; it likes almost totally dry soil. That’s my experience in multiple climates of the pacific northwest anyway.
-My next guess would be that putting it into the ground was the wrong step. The plant already displayed stress responses so putting it through the shock of transplant was maybe not the best choice. I understand though. I have the same sort of response sometimes. A last act of desperation.
-Needs lots of sun. Looks like you had it in a good spot though?
Wish I had a surefire answer for you. When you REALLY want a certain plant but can’t seem to make it happen, I KNOW the frustration. Fortunately. it can just also just turn into a time based puzzle where you eventually get the equation just right. I hope THAT for you.
I can’t guess your bush’s issue.
I have an 8-foot tall butterfly bush that I work to tame. I’ve read that they are low maintenance without any need to water a lot. Just a bit of regular watering. I water mine a little every two or three days when there’s no rain in the week. Even less often when there’s adequate rainfall. I also read that they don’t require much fertilization. At most, once in the spring, which I did with “universal” plant fertilizer. Mine gets full sun most of the day.
Every early spring I cut mine down to about 1 1/2 feet tall. I did that this year, too. Again, it’s 8-feet tall now. We had a spring hard frost that badly affected its young leaves, but not sprouts. The affected leaves dried up, but the sprouts leafed beautifully. Here’s my bush today:
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Have you had scorching hot weather? Like 100°F (38°C) plus, for several days and in full sun? My area has comparatively mild temperatures. If 100°F, I’d mulch well around it and/or even consider covering your young plant with gauze plant covering. Mine has mulch even without high temps. That helps keep it moist and cool.