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Beginner
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4m
max. spread |
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4m
max. height |
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10-20 years
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2 hours care
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Botanical name: Buddleja alternifolia
Other names: Alternate-leaved butterfly bush, Buddleia alternifolia, Buddlea alternifolia
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Genus: Buddleja
Species: B. alternifolia - B. alternifolia is a large and fast-growing deciduous shrub, with arching branches with grey-green leaves and panicles of sweetly scented lilac-purple flowers.
Buddleia are nectar rich plants, which encourage benefical wildlife, such as ladybirds, lacewings and hoverflies into the garden
Buddleja alternifolia is: Deciduous
Flower: Blue, Purple in Summer
Foliage: Grey-green, White in Summer
Fragrance: The flowers are sweetly fragrant.
Habit: Arching, Branching, Bushy, Irregular
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Companion planting: Plant with other fast-growing plants for an instant garden
Plant with:
Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'Gilt Edge' (Oleaster 'Gilt Edge'), Nepeta x faassenii (Garden catmint), Lavatera x clementii 'Candy Floss' (Tree mallow 'Candy Floss'), Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume' (Plume poppy 'Kelway's Coral Plume'), Elaeagnus x ebbingei (Ebbinge's silverberry), Rosmarinus officinalis Prostratus Group (Rosemary Prostratus Group), Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'Viveleg' (Oleaster 'Viveleg')
Buddleja alternifolia (Alternate-leaved butterfly bush) will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 4m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Resistant to pollution, Wildflower, Instant
Cultivation: Tolerates many situations, but grows best in a sunny, well-drained situation.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Full Sun, Partial Shade |
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South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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