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Buddleja davidii

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Buddleja davidii
Buddleja davidii

The Butterfly Bush

Sometimes called the ‘Butterfly Bush’ Buddleja davidii is aptly named for its ability to attract butterflies and is indeed one of the best plants for attracting butterflies to the garden.

A summer flowering large shrub Buddleja davidii is a deciduous plant that grows well in a humus rich well drained soil, with masses of lilac flowers through summer this is an excellent plant for the rear of the garden border.

Other uses include as a screening plant or informal hedge in a cottage garden.

Buddleia have been popular with gardeners for many years, Buddleja are tough and easy to grow, nice foliage, lots of colourful flowers, evergreen or deciduous, sun to part shade in a well drained soil.

Buddleja flowers come as spherical heads or drooping panicles, pink, lilac, purple, orange, and yellow. Summer flowering prune on a regular basis to maintain shape.

Although the Butterfly Bush or Buddleja davidii is probably the best know of the species. Drought tolerant Buddleia plants are popular at the back of the garden border..

Pruning and Care

In terms of care this easy to grow plant from china requires a warm sunny position to perform well. Reaching around 3m with long arching canes B. davidii can be pruned back in late winter to spring to maintain size and shape.

How hard can you prune, well start by removing old or diseased wood and then take the whole plant back to around 1m. Flowers appear on new growth so you should have lots of flowers the next summer. Remember to use clean secateurs and pruning saws to prevent disease.

Try to prune on a regular basis so as not to have to prune into old wood which may have little chance of shooting.

As with most plants a cool root run is beneficial, so mulch well in spring after watering well with a liquid seaweed fertiliser.

Named cultivars include

  • Buddleja davidii ‘Black Knight’ with its charming deeper purple flowers, 
  • Buddleja Davidii ‘Royal Red’ with rosy purple coloured flowers and 
  • Buddleja davidii ‘Snow white’ with attractive white flowers

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Buddleja Plants are available for sale from the following nurseries


Planters Patch
PLANTERS PATCH phone : (02) 9653 3933
Specialist perennial nursery supplying quality plants in 100mm pots. All plants are grown at our nursery and deliver to your door via Australia Post.We have many new releases and favourite perennials plants available.Available by mail order. Supplying NSW, QLD, VIC, ACT & SA.
www.planterspatch.com.au
Perennial plants
PERENNIALLE PLANTS - phone: 0427077798 
52 Rodd St Canowindra NSW 2804
An online nursery specialising in drought and frost tolerant perennials and fragrant, edible and herbs.
www.perennialle.com.au

Lambley Nursery

LAMBLEY NURSERY & GARDENS
395 Lesters Rd Ascot VIC 3364 - phone (03) 53434303
Specialising in beautiful perennials & bulbs including new releases from Europe & USA. Many hardy, rare & difficult to find ‘drought hardy’ plants, quality vegetable & flower seeds.
www.lambley.com.au
CLOVER HILL PLANTS
CLOVER HILL PLANTS - 02 4782 9225
Large variety of Epimediums, Woodland plants and Herbaceous perennials
Mail order or nursery. We do not send to Tasmania or WA
www.cloverhillrareplants.com
YAMINA COLLECTORS NURSERY
YAMINA COLLECTORS NURSERY - phone (03) 9756 6335 
'Justly famous for rare and unusual plants' Don Teese
34 Mt Pleasant Rd Monbulk VIC 3793 
www.yaminacollectorsnursery.com.au

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