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Himalayan butterfly bush | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Himalayan butterfly bush

Buddleja crispa

Fragrant

Genus: Buddleja
Family: Scrophulariaceae

About this plant

A deciduous, upright, bushy shrub, up to around 3m in height, bearing racemes of small, pale lavender flowers, with a white eye, from mid to late summer. Oval leaves are felty and grey-green

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

East FacingSouth FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Requires full sun, good drainage and shelter, for example by a wall, as not totally hardy

Pruning

May be pruned hard back in spring as flowers on current season's growth

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer

Pests

Generally trouble free

Diseases

Generally pest free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalLow Maintenance

Planting Places

Wall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years