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Plant Profile
Buddleja cordata ssp. tomentella (Standl.) E.M. Norman.
Jon T. Lindstrom
Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, AR 72701,
tranell@uark.edu
Plants
found in northeastern Mexico offer opportunities for Arkansas growers. Despite
their seemingly tropical origin, these plants are sometimes sufficiently
cold-hardy to withstand most Arkansas winters (especially in well-drained
soils). One such unexpectedly hardy and worthwhile plant is a North American
butterfly bush, Buddleja cordata ssp. tomentella. Seed from this plant
was originally collected by Yucca Do Nursery near the town of Los Lirios in
Coahuila, Mexico. Yucca Do sent the seed to Woodlanders and Woodlanders
germinated the seed, grew and subsequently sold the plant as Buddleja
“Los Lerios”. As I am wont to do, I purchase any unusual Buddleja species
I find. This particular plant has been in my collection for three years and has
overwintered successfully in Fayetteville since then.
In the garden, B. cordata ssp. tomentella flowers beginning in June and continuing through summer into fall. The tiny, creamy-green flowers are held on heavily branched panicles. In flower, B. cordata ssp. tomentella resembles a sumac in effect. The large, heart-shaped leaves are gray-green in color with a much lighter underside. Even not in bloom, the plant is attractive. In Mexico, plants reach in excess of twenty feet; in Fayetteville, four to five feet seems the norm.
During
a colder winter,
B. cordata ssp. tomentella will behave as an herbaceous perennial
and die back to the roots. In a typical Zone 7 winter, above-ground growth will
survive. Plants killed to the ground regrow quickly and flower by late summer.
Just to be safe, I overwinter a plant or two in the greenhouse. These plants are
prepared by taking cuttings in July or August, treating with a 1:10 dilution of
Dip and Grow and rooting under intermittent mist. A node must be inserted into
the rooting media; this is where new roots begin.
At least two subspecies make up B. cordata. Buddleja cordata ssp. tomentella is easily separable from B. cordata ssp. cordata. In subspecies tomentella, the indumentum (or hair) on the underside of the leaf is tightly appressed to the leaf whereas is ssp. cordata, the hair is floccose, falling away loosely in tufts. Buddleja cordata ssp. cordata flowers only in mid-fall (November). Usually, in Fayetteville, it does not flower, as the first freeze eliminates flowering. I have not yet tried to overwinter B. cordata ssp. cordata in Fayetteville, but the plant is grown successfully at Yucca Do Nursery (http://www.yuccado.com/) in Hempstead, Texas.
Employee Theft
by Tammy Wedsted, Business Consultant, HSU SBDC, Arkansas SBDC E-News 11/3/2003
The FBI reports that employee theft is the fastest growing crime in the U.S. One in three employees steal and it’s rising 5 percent a year, costing U.S. organizations over $400 billion annually.
U. S. Department of Commerce statistics indicate 60 percent of new businesses fail in their first five years. One-third of those failures can be traced directly to employee theft.
Small companies are 100 times more likely to experience employee fraud than larger companies because of the more relaxed atmosphere and lack of internal controls.
Employee fraud can be reduced by establishing the following internal controls to help reduce the possibility of employees skimming.
For more information on employee theft:
100+ Marketing Ideas
by Jennifer Bonds, State Training Coordinator, Arkansas SBDC E-News 11/3/2003
All small business owners have to practice effective marketing for the business to grow and succeed. One of the most common problems is coming up with innovative and low cost marketing ideas. Here are a few tips and ideas that might work for your business:
If these 12 tips and ideas got your marketing mind rolling, please check out the complete list of over 100 ideas on the U.S. Small Business Administration’s web site at www.onlinewbc.gov/docs/market/ mk_100plus.html.
Adding Value to Your Business Through Safety
by Jennifer Bonds, State Training Coordinator, ASBDC E-biz newsletter:10/20/03
Effective management and implementation of workplace safety and health programs add significant value to individuals and companies by reducing the extent, severity and consequences of work-related injury and illness.
Workplaces that establish safety and health management systems reduce their injury and illness costs by 20 to 40 percent.
Businesses spend $171 billion a year on costs associated with occupational injuries and illness, expenditures that come straight out of company profits and can comprise as much as 5 percent of a company’s total costs.
Preventing injuries and illnesses decreases workers compensation and retraining costs, absenteeism and faulty product.
Preventing injuries and illnesses increases productivity, morale and, ultimately, profits.
OSHA has been helping employers and employees save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America’s workforce for more than 30 years. Since 1970, occupational fatalities have been cut in half, and on-the-job injuries and illnesses have been reduced by 40 percent.
OSHA reaches out to small business employers through extensive outreach, education and compliance assistance efforts, focusing on finding solutions, not just identifying problems. OSHA’s Consultation Service is a free, confidential, on-site service that an employer can choose to use to add value to his or her small business.
Safety and health add value to your business, your workplace and your life. For more information on OSHA Small Business Assistance, log onto www.osha.gov. The information found in this article was taken from www.osha.gov.
Short Notes
EPA has canceled its registration of the organophosphate diazinon, setting the stage for the final phase out of one of the most widely used home and garden insecticides. The cancellation order comes nearly three years after a December 2000 EPA risk assessment. Syngenta, the manufacturer of the chemical for residential uses, agreed to phase out its use. Existing stocks may be distributed until December 31, 2004.
Low-cost deer fence option: http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/commhort/1997-10/1997-10-02.html
With many service industries electing to use fuel surcharges to help cover
unanticipated spikes in fuel expenses, a recent ruling in Pennsylvania might be
worth reading:
http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press/release.cfm?p=FD6F173B-A46D-BFBE-EAE0F836DC52AE02
David Kuack in his Editor’s Notebook section of the December 2003 GM Pro magazine noted that natural gas prices were up about 70 percent above 2002. I heard on the radio a projection that prices might be up 5 to 12 percent this winter. Dr. Klingaman and I remind you to be careful in choosing options to reduce fuel costs.
January 4-6: Western 2004: The Big Show. Hyatt Regency Crown Center, Kansas City, MO. Contact Western Nursery & Landscape Association; Mary Piatt; 816-233-1481; http://www.wnla.org/
January 6-7: Arkansas Turfgrass Association (ATA). Hot Springs Convention Center. Contact ATA at 501-224-4840 or www.arkansasturf.org
January 13-14: Arkansas/Oklahoma Turfgrass Management Short Course, Stillwater, OK. Contact 405-744-5404.
January 23-24: Arkansas Green Industry Association (AGIA). Hot Springs Convention Center. Contact AGIA at 501-225-0029 or www.argia.org
January 29: 24th Annual UofA Landscape Maintenance Seminar, Echols Conference Center, UofA Ft. Smith. Contact Sebastian (479-484-7737) or Crawford County (479-474-5286) Cooperative Extension offices.
February 12-14: GCSAA Trade Show, San Diego. http://www.golfcourseshow.com/2004confer/reg/register.asp
February 19: 6-9 pm, Green Industry Spring Tune-up. Cooperative Extension Headquarters, Little Rock.
February 27-28: Arkansas Flower & Garden Show. Little Rock Convention Center.
No endorsement is implied or discrimination intended for firms or references included or excluded from this list.
By: Jim Robbins, Extension Specialist - Ornamental Horticulture
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