Scientific name: Buddleja davidii
Synonym: Buddleja variabilis
Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE
Common names: “Butterfly bush” “summer lilac” “orange eye”
Plant Type: Deciduous shrub
Conditions:
Zone: 5-9
Light: Full sun best – part shade
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Average, tolerates clay
Moisture: Moist well drained, handles drought
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 6-12′ W 3-6′
Leaf and Stem shape: Arching shoots with lance-shaped, pointed grey-green leaves
Flower: Dense sprays of small, fragrant flowers in various shades of purple
Pruning: Can be cut back hard, full coppice, branches can be cut back annually to a framework
Maintenance: Medium, deadhead flowers to prevent seeding, annual pruning
Landscape use: Flower border, wildlife garden, city and courtyard garden, coastal cottage
Propagate: By seed and cuttings
Pests & Disease: None in Victoria
*Deer resistant
Comments: Species on the BC invasive plants list, seeds about but the cultivars are less invasive
Cultivars: ~AGM winners: B. d. ‘Blue Horizon’ , B. d. ‘Dartmoor’ , B. d. Camberwell Beauty , B. d. ‘White Profusion’ , B. d. ‘Pink Delight’ , B. d. ‘Royal Red’ , B. d. Nanho Purple , B. d. Nanho White’ , B. d. ‘Black Knight’
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