• Eventual Height: 2m
  • Eventual Spread: 2m
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Buddleja lindleyana

butterfly bush

available within 2 weeks size: 2 litre pot

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  • Position: full sun
  • Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: fast-growing
  • Flowering period: July to September
  • Hardiness: frost hardy (it may need protection in winter)

    At the ends of the slender, arching stems, curved, dark violet flowers form nodding, tapering panicles that emit a delicate scent and act as a magnet to butterflies. This vase-shaped, deciduous shrub also boasts handsome, dark green leaves throughout the warmer months, so it works well towards the back of a mixed shrub border. Alternatively train it against a sunny, south-facing wall where it will appreciate the added protection in winter.

  • Garden care: Prune back hard in March, removing all of the previous year's growth to three or four buds.