species
Buddleja davidii
Butterfly bush
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Buddleja davidii belongs to the family Scrophulariaceae, also known as Butterfly bush, introduced to the UK. It reaches 3 m tall and 3 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam, chalk or sand soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits average or exposed positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from July to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 3 m tall × 3 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Chalk, Sand
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average, Exposed
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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