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Siwsan

(27,300 posts)
Wed May 5, 2021, 03:11 PM May 2021

Every once in a while something shows up in my gardens that truly leaves me baffled

Just now I was outside filling the Ferals food dishes and something white caught my eye, by the apple tree. I got a little closer and saw what LOOKS like a Butterfly Bush growing where I've never planted anything because the neighbor's honeysuckle and clematis have already taken over the fence in that little corner of one of the gardens. It's not even like Butterfly Bushes (if that's what it is) spring from random seeds contained in bird poop. And it appears there's more than one, growing in that spot. One is pretty large, yet this is the FIRST time I've ever seen these blooms, and I'm in and around that area a lot because it's next to the veg garden.

So, yea, I'm baffled but ALSO delighted. I might try transplanting a small one. If anyone can confirm or correct my identification, I will be grateful.

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Every once in a while something shows up in my gardens that truly leaves me baffled (Original Post) Siwsan May 2021 OP
Beautiful! 😍 SheltieLover May 2021 #1
It's beautiful! Quakerfriend May 2021 #2
No - it's definitely not a tree. Siwsan May 2021 #3
I swear, things like that have been happening lately. Climate Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #4
pretty Demovictory9 May 2021 #5
A berry of some type msdogi May 2021 #6
In Michigan Siwsan May 2021 #7

Siwsan

(27,300 posts)
3. No - it's definitely not a tree.
Wed May 5, 2021, 03:24 PM
May 2021

And the blossom configuration just really looks like a Butterfly Bush.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
4. I swear, things like that have been happening lately. Climate
Wed May 5, 2021, 03:36 PM
May 2021

Change. I have had a wisteria bush for 19 years and THIS year, for the first time it bloomed.

Siwsan

(27,300 posts)
7. In Michigan
Thu May 6, 2021, 06:17 AM
May 2021

It just looks so much like a Butterfly Bush bloom but I can't figure out where it came from.

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