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Buddleja asiatica Spring Promise

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Botanical Name: Common Names:

Buddleja asiatica Spring Promise Buddleia, Butterfly Bush,

Native: Foliage Type:

No Evergreen

Plant Type: Plant Habit:

Shrubs Rounded, Upright

Description:

Evergreen and quick growing to 2m, Spring Promise flowers from mid winter through into spring. This hardy shrub will become covered in long spikes of pure white with a delightful fragrance that is reminiscent of freesias. Spring Promise is tolerant of heat and moderate levels of frost and will happily grow in all but the coldest regions of Australia.

Mature Height: Mature Width:

2-4m 1-2m

Position: Soil Type:

Full Sun Well Drained

Landscape Use(s)

Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Cut Flower, Feature, Fragrant Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot

Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free

Cultural Notes:

Plant Care

Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well

Family Name: Origin:

Scrophulariaceae Asia

Characteristics

Foliage Colour: Green

Flower Colour: White

Flower Fragrant: No

Flowering Season: Spring

Fruit: Insignificant

Requirements Tolerances

Growth Rate: Fast

Maintenance Level: Low

Water Usage: Low

Drought: High

Frost: High

Wind: High

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