sick butterfly plants
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by mike57 on July 05, 2005 07:53 AM
HI butterflylover_52 it sounds pretty bad poor plants. you might try moveing them into the shade for a few days and see if that helps.i have mine planted in the ground they recive about 1/2 day of sun and mine loves water and lots of it.since yours are young plants and in a pots the pots might be getting hot from the sun and cooking the roots.just a guess though.hope this helps and good luck with your plants.your friend in gardening.mike57
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by RugbyHukr on July 05, 2005 08:59 AM
Agreed.
Newly potted plants should be kept in the shade, but receiving plenty of light, until they get established.
Even then, I only allow wooden containers or second level containers (one housing the actual pot)to receive full sun. My terracotta pots are set so that the sun cannot hit them. For instance, I have a jasminum polyanthum in terracotta that I have set behind a pole which blocks the direct morning sun & allows the plant direct light.
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Newly potted plants should be kept in the shade, but receiving plenty of light, until they get established.
Even then, I only allow wooden containers or second level containers (one housing the actual pot)to receive full sun. My terracotta pots are set so that the sun cannot hit them. For instance, I have a jasminum polyanthum in terracotta that I have set behind a pole which blocks the direct morning sun & allows the plant direct light.
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by butterflylover_52 on July 05, 2005 09:32 AM
Thanks a lot!
I hope moving them will be the end of my problems! Hmmm, I just planted 9 daylily plants, they're doing great-but in the same place as butterfly plants- Should I move those too?
Oh!sorry-1 more question- these are all pereniannals- will they flower this year?
You two have beeen so helpful!
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I hope moving them will be the end of my problems! Hmmm, I just planted 9 daylily plants, they're doing great-but in the same place as butterfly plants- Should I move those too?
Oh!sorry-1 more question- these are all pereniannals- will they flower this year?
You two have beeen so helpful!
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by mike57 on July 05, 2005 09:46 PM
HI ![[wayey]](im/graemlins/wavey.gif)
again no do not move your daylillys unless there still in pots.they will do just fine if there in the ground they will grow just abought anywhere even in the shade.i have lots n lots of them you cant hardly kill them even if you try.if there in pots plant them they will do better and multiply and then you can devide them to add to your flower beds to get even more blooms.have they already bloomed for you this year?are there any stalks on them? if not they might still bloom this year if not they will next year for sure. i devide mine evry 3 years.your friend in gardening.mike57 ![[flower]](im/graemlins/flower.gif)
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again no do not move your daylillys unless there still in pots.they will do just fine if there in the ground they will grow just abought anywhere even in the shade.i have lots n lots of them you cant hardly kill them even if you try.if there in pots plant them they will do better and multiply and then you can devide them to add to your flower beds to get even more blooms.have they already bloomed for you this year?are there any stalks on them? if not they might still bloom this year if not they will next year for sure. i devide mine evry 3 years.your friend in gardening.mike57 * * * *
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by butterflylover_52 on July 06, 2005 10:34 PM
Thanks mike but I have no choice but to leave them in pots. I live on a ledge, and have about 4 in. of bad soil in my backyard. I don't even have a lawn. Now everything is dirt. My famliy's tried sod, seed, fertilizer, everything. The daylilies are growing, the leaves are healthy. But I'll move them out of the sun for a little while. The only garden I can have out there is a plastic potted one. Thanks for all of your help!! ![[Wink]](im/wink.gif)
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by atreus on July 13, 2005 07:41 AM
I am assuming you are referring to Buddleias.
They don't like too much heat and sun until they are well established. If you have them in pot try keeping the lower half of the plant and especially the pot in shade all day.
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They don't like too much heat and sun until they are well established. If you have them in pot try keeping the lower half of the plant and especially the pot in shade all day.
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