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butterfly bush 'Black Knight' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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butterfly bush 'Black Knight'

Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight'

★ RHS AGMPollinator FriendlyLow MaintenanceDrought ResistantFragrant

Genus: Buddleja
Family: Scrophulariaceae

About this plant

'Black Knight' is a vigorous large deciduous shrub to 3m, with somewhat arching growth and lance-shaped leaves, whitish beneath. Flowers scented, deep purple, in elongated panicles at tips of current year's growth

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

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

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Buddleja perform best when grown in a sunny, well-drained situation

Pruning

Pruning group 6

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Can get capsid bug, caterpillars, leaf and bud eelworms, aphids and glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

May suffer from a virus

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverBanks Slopes

Planting Places

Outdoor

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