Buddleia lindleyana Osmunda Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's' can benefit

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's' can benefit from a hard cut back in early to mid summer if it grows in a more sprawling habit than desired

but if they die back or become tattered in winter

The horizontal horseshoe-like wreath of foliage rests atop 18-24" tall

be sure to mark your clumps while they are in foliage to keep from losing track of them while they are dormant

Buddleia lindleyana Osmunda Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's' can benefitThis little known obscure Chinese native butterfly bush species has shiny green leaves, cinnamon trunks, and graceful 2' long pendulous panicles of medium lavender flowers in summer a hummingbird favorite. Our clone of Buddleia lindleyana came from giant specimens in the Bolivia, NC, garden of the late Francis Marion Galloway, where they have grown since the 1860s. Buddleia lindleyana is our only buddleia that is not cut to the ground each year. We