Botanical Name: Common Names:
Buddleja davidii Buzz Sky Blue Buddleia, Butterfly Bush,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like
Description:
Compact dwarf Buddleja that can easily be kept to under one metre in height with little pruning needed. Buddleja Buzz are great for growing in large pots or in various sunny positions in the garden. Also terrific as a massed border planting or in a mixed garden in full sun to partial shade. Buddleja flowers look good in spring floral decorations lasting for several days when mixed with other complimentary flowers and foliage. Grows 1m x 1m. Buzz Sky Blue has flowers on brush like stems. Blooms are perfumed and attractive to butterflies, small birds and insects.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, 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: Blue
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: All Year
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate