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Buddleja alternifolia

Fountain buddleia

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Features

BloomsJune to September
Height2m to 4m
Spread3m to 4m
Growth HabitArching bushy
Flower ColourLavender
Leaf ColourGreen shades

Description

Buddleja alternifolia (Fountain buddleia). This is a deciduous woody shrub, It is covered with flowers in late spring and early summer. The flowers are very profuse and will attract lots of butterflies and maybe even some hummingbirds in the right area. They may need some support early when they are small to develop.

Characteristics

Woody perennial, Deciduous, Fragrant

Origin

China

Interest and use

Specimen, banks, hedging, walls, trellis, ornamental, cutting bed, border, fragrance Summer interest.

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Needs

LightFull sun
HardinessFully hardy (min -15°C)
SoilSandy, Chalky
Soil pH7.0 to 9.0
WaterSemi-moist or Dry

Cultivation

They are fully to half hardy, and will require full sun with fertile well drained soil. Suitable for a mixed or shrub border, they are generally easy to grow. Prune hard in winter to control shape.

Propagation

You can propagate by softwood or semi-ripe cuttings in the summer or by hardwood cuttings in the winter.

Pests, diseases or disorders

Caterpillars, mullein moth, capsid bugs.

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Buddleja alternifolia posts

Primadonna, supporting role or chorus line?
02 Sep 2015Good Earth Gardens8 Comments
Imagine your garden is an opera......which plants ooze charisma, and are happy to be the central character? Which plants work well to support them? Which…

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Pollarding and Coppicing
12 Feb 2019Rachel the Gardener3 Comments
It's that time of year again... time to pollard or coppice those shrubs that really benefit from it. If you're not familiar with those terms, they both mean…

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Wildlife in the garden: some are wilder than others
30 Jan 2019Rachel the Gardener2 Comments
I had a little friend in the garden while I was working this morning: there I was, giving the traditional "hard prune" (ie slaughter down to knee height) to a…

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Buddleia seeds
07 Mar 2018Suzi 5 Comments
I was in the garden yesterday having a tidy up and discovered several buddleia seeds so cut them off and brought inside to dry. Is it worth trying to grow…

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Buddleja 'Silver Anniversary' leaves with white patches
09 Mar 2017Suzi 5 Comments
Several leaves have this white/cream/beige markings on & a few leaves have gone brown & died(that could be normal probably) Does anyone know what this is & how…

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How do You prepare for Spring?
25 Feb 2016Good Earth Gardens3 Comments
It’s nearly the end of February, there is still frost at night and some of the plants look shabby… Before I can see where the weeds are, I need to ‘tidy up’.…

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Meet and Swap Day in East London, Saturday 20th February
11 Feb 2016Helene U Taylor8 Comments
Do you live in or close to East London (E13)? Do you need some free shrubs? Can you come and dig out the shrubs yourself? Would you like to meet some fellow…

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Eradication of a wild Buddleia "tree"
11 Sep 2014Ron Phillips5 Comments
Having recently moved to my current address, this 12 to 15 feet high nuisance seems set to jeopardise my garden, having the ability to grow just about…

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