Buddleja alternifolia
alternate-leaved butterfly bush (syn. buddleia)
The arching branches of this graceful flowering shrub are festooned with clusters of fragrant, lilac flowers, in June...
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Plant description
The arching branches of this graceful flowering shrub are festooned with clusters of fragrant, lilac flowers, in June that are highly attractive to butterflies. A perfect focal point plant for a sunny border, it's often grown as a standard. In autumn the pointed, dark green leaves turn an attractive shade of yellow.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Buddleja alternifolia:
When planting, add some well-rotted compost or manure and mycorrhizal fungi to the planting hole. Prune when it has finished flowering in midsummer by cutting back all the stems that have flowered to healthy buds to produce flowering wood for the following season, and apply a generous mulch of conditioned compost around the base of the plant.
Please note:
This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
August pruning of trees, shrubs and climbers
Late summer is the best time to prune many midsummer-flowering shrubs to keep them vigorous and flowering well. It is also the ideal time to prune several trees that are prone to bleeding if pruned at other times, and it’s not too late to complete the pru
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June is a time to relax and enjoy your garden, but there are still some early flowering shrubs that will need pruning if they are to produce the best possible displays year after year. A few shrubs can also be trained into unusual and attractive standards
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