This butterfly bush and especially weigela deep pink flowers, you will have to soak them for a few days before planting. Right now, one of them is growing. Hopefully, it will continue to grow.

One out of the pair was alive.

I wish I had read these reviews before purchasing. I planted exactly as instructed. Spent time and money mixing in good garden soil and peat moss (as suggested) to give it best start. The box says it's in dormant state, which looks dead, but will come alive once planted. I dug 10" hole (as per instructions), mixed in amendments, covered with mulch (also suggested on box) and watered appropriately. It's been 3 weeks and the same dried up brown stick is the only thing there. No life has begun. It is obviously a waste of $15 plus all the soil, amendments and mulch for a dead plant. I will never buy anything from Sam's in the future without reading reviews. Always purchase live plants, seeds, etc from a nursery or even somewhere like Home Depot/Lowe's as they will stand by their products and replace or refund for you.

Both plants were dead in just a few weeks, would not buy again!

I was really excited to plant these. Got the pink one planted, opened the purple butterfly one and it was all sawdist, no root or anything. Needless to say I'm disappointed as 2 boxes of various Members Mark perrenial roots were either dead or missing

Both of the bushes died once they were planted. Save your money and leave these in their box on the shelves. I'm a master gardener and these still did not grow . L

The butterfly bush was just a stick. No roots :(

The butterfly bush is a 6” stem with no signs of life. Basically a small dead strick

Did not contain the butterfly bush. Package contained only sawdust with no plant. Very disappointing. Would not recommend any Members Mark bulbs or roots. I also bought peonies and echinacea that were also missing some plants. Negative stars

One of them startrd to grow and seems like it will be ok, but the other one is completely dead.