Butterfly bush 'Harlequin' (Buddleia davidii)

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Debby Milo, IA(Zone 5a) May 24, 2003

Very nice variegation and the bloom is pink like Pink Delight.

Common name: Butterfly bush 'Harlequin'
Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Buddleia
Species davidii

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/2864/

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Brugie Chariton, IA(Zone 5b) May 25, 2003

How did you get that bush to bloom already? Mine are only a foot tall now.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) May 25, 2003

I didn't even know this came variegated. Very nice.

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Brugie Chariton, IA(Zone 5b) May 25, 2003

Kell, I had this one a couple of years ago, but it only lived over one winter. Wasn't as strong of a grower as my others either, but the foliage was worth it.

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Debby Milo, IA(Zone 5a) May 25, 2003

Brugie: The photo is from last year. I noticed their wasn't a photo in the pdb. Mine came back this spring, it is slower growing than the others. It is only about 6 inches tall right now.
Kell: There is another variegated form that is called Strawberry Lemonade. This is the first year I've heard of strawberry lemonade.

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Brugie Chariton, IA(Zone 5b) May 25, 2003

Strawberry Lemonade sounds interesting.

Just found a picture of it. Very nice.

This message was edited Saturday, May 24th 9:58 PM

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) May 25, 2003

so where is the pic Brugie??? LOL

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Brugie Chariton, IA(Zone 5b) May 25, 2003

http://www.monrovia.com/monroviaweb.nsf/8c104835579b67e18825685f006acdf8/3c4c5aa0a388bda088256af6006ee16e!OpenDocument

I do question the part about it getting 6-8 ft tall and 5 ft. wide or whatever it was it said. That would be one big bush.

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Debby Milo, IA(Zone 5a) May 25, 2003

Brugie: It could grow to that size in California, but not here. Mine are lucky to get 4 ft. tall and not too bushy. They tend to flop over.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) May 25, 2003

Shoot, I can't get the link to work. I think my pop up control is screwing it up becaus I hear the noise it makes when it sucks one of the pop ups into the wastebasket.....LOL! But it is sucking the whole site into the basket!

I do not know about the variegated ones Brugie, but out here the regular buddlias get absolutely huge. very tall and very wide!
Yesterday I saw a purple one for sale at HD and it was made into a standard. I almost got it. I still may. I could never have one here for it wouldl take up too much room in my little yard, but a standard I could really prune back and control.

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