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butterfly bush [Nanho Blue] | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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butterfly bush [Nanho Blue]

Buddleja davidii Nanho Blue ('Mongo')

Pollinator FriendlyFragrant

Genus: Buddleja
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Common Names: butterfly bush 'Nanho Petite Indigo'

About this plant

A deciduous shrub with neat, narrowly lance-shaped leaves and slender cylindrical panicles of light blue flowers in summer and autumn

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 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 FacingWest Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun

Pruning

Prune annually in early spring, cutting back to a low framework, pruning group 6

Propagation

Semi-ripe cuttings in summer and hardwood cuttings in autumn

Pests

Susceptible to capsid bug, figwort weevil, mullein moth and glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersBanks Slopes

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years