Originally Posted by MJZiggy
I'm telling you, this is the year of the giant plants. I planted a butterfly bush last year that was wonderfully well behaved and the centerpiece of the garden, and I cut it back this spring, but for some reason this year, it has grown into this monstrosity that is taller than the house and blocking all the sun from my poor dianthus. Anyone know how big a purple butterfly bush is really supposed to get? I can't remember what the tag said, but I know it wasn't supposed to be this overgrown. Ideas?