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butterfly bush [3] | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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butterfly bush [3]

Rotheca myricoides 'Ugandense'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Rotheca
Family: Lamiaceae
Common Names: butterfly bush 'Ugandense', Oxford and Cambridge bush

About this plant

A scrambling evergreen shrub with elliptic or obovate leaves and terminal panicles of pale blue flowers with dark violet lower petal and long-exserted stamens in summer and autumn

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

H1B

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

Loam

AlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow under glass in loam-based potting compost in full light with shade from hot sun and good ventilation in the summer. Water freely in growth and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly. Water sparingly in winter

Pruning

Pruning group 11

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer or root cuttings in winter

Pests

Glasshouse red spider mite, mealybugs and glasshouse whitefly can be a problem

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio Container

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years