Botanical Name: Common Names:
Buddleja hybrida Lochinch Buddleia, Butterfly Bush,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Shrub Like
Description:
Hardy, quick-growing semi-deciduous shrub with large, silver-grey narrow leaves. Beautiful, fragrant sprays of lavender-blue flowers are produced at the end of branches throughout Summer. Quick growing and salt tolerant, this shrub attracts butterflies, bees and ladybirds. Easily adds a cottage feel to any landscape. Grows approx. 2m tall x 1.2m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Wind Break, 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: Grey, Silver
Flower Colour: Blue
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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