Buddleja asiatica
Asian butterfly bush, White butterly bush, Winter lilac, Dogtail, Dog tail
Buddleja Buddleja
B. asiatica - B. asiatica is a tender to frost hardy, evergreen shrub with arching stems, woolly when young, bearing narrowly lance-shaped to oblong, dark green leaves, hairy beneath, and slender panicles of fragrant, white flowers in late winter and early spring.
Buddleja asiatica is: Evergreen
The flowers are strongly fragrant.
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White in Spring; White in Winter
Dark-green in All seasons
Capsid bug , Aphids , Caterpillars , Glasshouse red spider mite , Leaf and bud eelworms Capsid bug , Aphids , Caterpillars , Glasshouse red spider mite , Leaf and bud eelworms
Mosaic virus Mosaic virus
Pruning group 6 or, if wall-trained, 13 after flowering.
Semi-hardwood cuttings, Semi-ripe cuttings
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Buddleja asiatica (Asian butterfly bush) will reach a height of 3m and a spread of 3m after 5-10 years.
Beds and borders, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Greenhouse, Instant, Low Maintenance, Resistant to pollution, Wildflower
Grow in well-drained soil in a sunny, sheltered spot. Does not tolerate cold, drying winds or excessive winter wet. Protect with fleece in winter. Dislikes humid conditions. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. Water freely in growth.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
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Buddleja asiatica
Asian butterfly bush, White butterly bush, Winter lilac, Dogtail, Dog tail
Buddleja Buddleja
B. asiatica - B. asiatica is a tender to frost hardy, evergreen shrub with arching stems, woolly when young, bearing narrowly lance-shaped to oblong, dark green leaves, hairy beneath, and slender panicles of fragrant, white flowers in late winter and early spring.
Evergreen
The flowers are strongly fragrant.
Upright
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White in Spring; White in Winter
Dark-green in All seasons
Capsid bug , Aphids , Caterpillars , Glasshouse red spider mite , Leaf and bud eelworms
Pruning group 6 or, if wall-trained, 13 after flowering.
Semi-hardwood cuttings, Semi-ripe cuttings
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Buddleja asiatica (Asian butterfly bush) will reach a height of 3m and a spread of 3m after 5-10 years.
Beds and borders, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Greenhouse, Instant, Low Maintenance, Resistant to pollution, Wildflower
Grow in well-drained soil in a sunny, sheltered spot. Does not tolerate cold, drying winds or excessive winter wet. Protect with fleece in winter. Dislikes humid conditions. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. Water freely in growth.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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