Buddleja, the butterfly bush, is a lavishly flowering deciduous shrub. In August and September the plant produces flumes of deliciously fragrant flowers. As the name suggests, the fragrant flowers attract butterflies. Prune the plant hard in March; it flowers most profusely on new wood.
✓ Attractive to Butterflies and Bees ✓ Fragrant ✓ RHS Award of Garden Merit ✓ Plant in Full Sun/Partial Shade ✓ Deadheading the plant will not only encourage new growth but it will also stop any unwanted seedlings
✓ Supplied in a growers pot with a width of 11cm. Height ranges between 30cm - 70cm depending on time of the year ✓ Can grow to heights of 3m and spread 5m
More information: This shrub is deciduous, this means that it will lose all of its leaves in autumn and fresh new growth will appear in the spring. In the spring, prune back hard to 3 or 4 buds from the base of the plant. Deadhead faded flowers during the flowering season to encourage new blooms.
