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Buddleia or Butterfly Bush is a deciduous shrub which produces fragrant purple flowers on long racemes from mid summer onwards. As the common name suggests it is particularly attractive to many species of butterflies which feed on its nectar. Greyish leaves with a white underside. Prune in spring. It can be cut back to ground level without killing it! Often found on waste ground and railway edges, also on old and derelict buildings, especially on chimneys.
Buddleia davidii
Common name: Common Butterfly Bush.
Native: China , Japan
Provenance: UK
Size and spread (10 years): 3m x 1.8m
Treatment required: None, not dormant.
Germinal seeds / kg: 5,550,000
Ideal sowing period: Spring
Soil conditions: Drought tolerant and thrives in almost any soil, even the poorest.
Planting instructions: Grow seedlings in pots before planting out in autumn. Prune the flowered stems back, even to ground level, in the spring .
Mature height: 3m x 1.8m
| Weight | 1.00 g |
|---|---|
| Size | Seed Pack (approx 1000 seeds) |
| Genus | Buddleia |
| Family | Buddlejeaea |
| Flowering Month | June |
| Colour | purple |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Life Cycle | shrub |
| Evergreen | deciduous |
| Interest | flowers, scent |
| Wildlife | yes |
| Requires | sun |
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