Description
Buddleja lindleyana | Dwarf Weeping Butterfly Bush ‘Miss Vicie’
Weeping Butterfly Bush, also known as Lindley’s Butterfly Bush, is native to China. The species was first introduced into cultivation by Robert Fortune in 1843 and named by him in 1844 in honor of Dr. John Lindley, who was the botanical professor and secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society. ‘Miss Vicie’, which is a dwarf Weeping Butterfly Bush was first introduced in 2011 in the United States.
An easy to grow variety with graceful, arching and pendulous racemes of violet-purple flowers that keep blooming for months. The flower racemes don’t grow to be as long as the species, but is still beautiful. The blooms make exceptional cut flowers, lasting a very long time and opening more flowers over time towards the raceme tip. The foliage is dark green and glossy and remains evergreen throughout the winter months. Does not require any pruning.
The plant can spread via underground rhizomes, so new plants may be found near the mother plant.
A true butterfly, hummingbird and bumble bee magnet.
Start seeds indoors with heat, humidity, and light. Do not cover tiny seeds with soil. Allow up to 2 weeks to germinate.
‘Miss Vicie’ Weeping Butterfly bush is extremely rare to come across… We may be the only ones in the world to offer seeds of this special Buddleja variety.
Type: Perennial
Sun exposure: Full sun
Mature height: 2-4 ft
Mature width: 2-3 ft
Hardiness zones: 5- 10
*We ship plant orders out on Mondays and Tuesdays only.
UNROOTED CUTTINGS:
- Price is for five cuttings (5)
- Each cutting is 4-9 inches long. May be single top or multi-top.
- Guaranteed to be green, healthy, and alive. Plus pest and pathogen free.
- Guaranteed to be true-to-name.
- Packages are shipped out on Mondays and Tuesdays ONLY.
- If it’s believed the plants are not alive and healthy when you receive them you must let us know any concerns you have within 24 hours of arrival. If we do not hear any concerns within 24 hours it will be assumed that everything arrived in good standing. We cannot be held responsible for mishaps, errors, mistakes, or bad luck after this time frame.
ROOTING INSTRUCTIONS:
How to prepare cuttings to root via rooting cubes inside a humidity dome.
- Upon arrival, give cuttings a new fresh cut on the bottom of the stem. Then set in a cup of water for a minimum of 15 minutes.
- After soaking, gently cut or scrape small marks into the bottom portion of the plant stem (½ inch) with scissors or a razor blade.
- Dip the scarred end of the stem into rooting gel or rooting powder (gel is superior). This can be done without rooting gel, but results are not as good.
- Insert the plant stem into a rooting cube (Oasis cubes, grow plugs, soil-cubes, rock-wool cubes, etc) and place into a nursery tray with a humidity dome over the top. One cutting per cube. Custom individual humidity domes can be made using plastic cups and/or plastic cling wrap.
- After the first 3-5 days, the humidity dome should be opened up or set ajar to slowly allow more air in as the plants start to root. At this point, the cubes should be allowed to become mostly dry before adding any more water.
- Once 2-3 roots grow out of the bottom of the root-cube, the plant can be transplanted into soil.
- More detailed rooting instructions will accompany your order.
