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pale butterfly bush

Buddleja officinalis

★ RHS AGMFragrant

Genus: Buddleja
Family: Scrophulariaceae

About this plant

A medium to large, semi-evergreen shrub with pale mauve, yellow-eyed, strongly fragrant flowers through winter into early spring. Leaves are dark green and strongly felted grey-white beneath with some sparser hairs on the upper surface too at times

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Semi Evergreen

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 FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Under glass grow in a well-drained loam-based compost (JI No. 3) in full light and with good ventilation. Water freely when in growth but more sparingly in winter. Can be grown on a warm, sheltered wall in particularly mild locations

Pruning

Prune back to a framework in spring; pruning group 6

Propagation

Root semi-ripe cuttings in summer

Pests

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

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio Container

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years