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Beginner
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4m
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4m
max. height |
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5-10 years
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2 hours care
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Botanical name: Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion'
Other names: Buddleia 'White Profusion', Buddlea 'White Profusion', Butterfly bush 'White Profusion'
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Genus: Buddleja
Variety or cultivar: 'White Profusion' _ 'White Profusion' is a fast-growing large deciduous shrub with arching branches, lance-shaped leaves and panicles of scented white flowers with yellow eyes.
Buddleia are nectar rich plants, which encourage benefical wildlife, such as ladybirds, lacewings and hoverflies into the garden
Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion' is: Deciduous
Flower: White in Summer; White in Autumn
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 davidii 'White Profusion' (Butterfly bush 'White Profusion') will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 4m after 5-10 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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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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