Buddleja alternifolia (Alternate leaved butterfly bush) is a survivor.
Years ago when I first started developing my garden, I bought one to go with all the other regular butterfly bushes. I put it in a bed close to the corner of my house. It bloomed beautifully there but soon got too big for the bed.
A move, put it on the extreme end of the garden and it soon took off there as well.
All was good for a few years until other trees started crowding it and it ended up in almost complete shade. The blooms became skimpy or non-existent.
Too big now for a transplant, it had to go!
As an attempt to rescue it, I tried rooting a few cuttings.
One was successful!
This year, it rewarded me with lovely blooms at a tiny height of only about 18 inches!
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