Buddleja Little White (’BotEx 003’) (PBR) (Butterfly Candy Series)
butterfly bush (syn. buddleia)
This compact shrub is undemanding and easy to grow - and in summer, it's packed full of butterfly attracting flowers....
2 litre pot
£26.99
available to order from spring 2027
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Plant description
This compact shrub is undemanding and easy to grow - and in summer, it's packed full of butterfly attracting flowers.
Reaching just under a metre in height, what Buddleja Little White lacks in stature, it more than makes up for in impact. Also, being so compact, it's easy to place - either in the border or on the patio.
Reaching just under a metre in height, what Buddleja Little White lacks in stature, it more than makes up for in impact. Also, being so compact, it's easy to place - either in the border or on the patio.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, but well-drained soil, or general-purpose loam-based potting compost
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Buddleja Little White (’BotEx 003’) (PBR) (Butterfly Candy Series):
Plant out in a sunny spot and incorporate well-rotted manure or garden compost and perhaps some mycorrhizal fungi into the soil when planting. If planting out in a large pot (40cm+ diameter), use a loam-based compost such as John Innes 3 over several inches of drainage layer e.g. gravel.
Keep well-watered during warm weather until the plant has settled in fully, and once the plant has become established, prune it each year in March, cutting all of the previous year's growth back to within two to four buds (15cm or 6in) from the base.
Keep well-watered during warm weather until the plant has settled in fully, and once the plant has become established, prune it each year in March, cutting all of the previous year's growth back to within two to four buds (15cm or 6in) from the base.
Please note:
This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
