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Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion' (Butterfly bush 'White Profusion')

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Beginner
skill rating

2 hours care
per year

4m
Max height

4m
Max spread

5-10 years
To maturity

Plant details

Botanical name

Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion'

Other names

Buddleia 'White Profusion', Buddlea 'White Profusion', Butterfly bush 'White Profusion'

Genus

Buddleja 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

Fragrance

The flowers are sweetly fragrant.

Habit

Arching, Branching, Bushy, Irregular

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

Flower

White in Summer; White in Autumn

Foliage

Grey-green, White in Summer

How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Capsid bug , Caterpillars , Glasshouse red spider mite Capsid bug , Caterpillars , Glasshouse red spider mite

General care

Pruning

The panicles turn brown, so deadhead as they fade to improve appearance.

Propagation methods

Semi-hardwood cuttings

Where to grow

Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion' (Butterfly bush 'White Profusion') will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 4m after 5-10 years.

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.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered

Hardiness

Hardy (H4)

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Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn oleaster)

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Dichroa febrifuga (Chinese quinine)

Chionanthus virginicus (Fringe tree)

Chionanthus retusus (Chinese fringe tree)

Botanical name

Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion'

Other names

Buddleia 'White Profusion', Buddlea 'White Profusion', Butterfly bush 'White Profusion'

Genus

Buddleja Buddleja

Variety or Cultivar

Foliage

Deciduous

Fragrance

The flowers are sweetly fragrant.

Habit

Arching, Branching, Bushy, Irregular

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

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Colour

Flower

White in Summer; White in Autumn

Foliage

Grey-green, White in Summer

How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Capsid bug , Caterpillars , Glasshouse red spider mite

General care

Pruning

The panicles turn brown, so deadhead as they fade to improve appearance.

Propagation methods

Semi-hardwood cuttings

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Where to grow

Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion' (Butterfly bush 'White Profusion') will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 4m after 5-10 years.

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.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered

Hardiness

Hardy (H4)

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