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    BUDDLEJA
    BUDDLEJA
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    BUDDLEJA

    Commonly known as Buddleia, Butterfly bush

    The Buddleja, Buddleia or Buddlea, named after English rector Rev. Adam Buddle is pronounced without the "j". 

    Genus of about 100 species of evergreen, semi-evergreen and deciduous shrubs, sometimes trees and climbers and a few herbaceous perennials.

    They originate from riversides, rocky areas and scrub in Asia, Africa and North and South America.

    Staples of the modern butterfly garden they are also attractive to moths and bees. Breeding is resulting in more compact cultivars of davidii with sterile seed, an important attribute because of its invasiveness.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Wildlife plant - bees, butterflies and other insects.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Capsid bugs, caterpillars, mullein moth, red spider mites.
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. R. Dransfield, Knaresborough, UK. 1997. Sport of Royal Red
    • Deciduous
      Leaves to 25cm (10in) long.
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or shrub border
    • Coastal / windswept
      Suitable for an open site slightly back from the sea
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      4m (12ft)
    • Spread
      4m (12ft)
    • Tall Shrub
      Fast-growing shrub with slender, arching branches. Produces panicles of flowers to 50cm (20in) long.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Scented flowers
      Sweet fragrance
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Bee friendly
    • Mature Size
      4m (12ft)
      		 Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        4m (12ft)
      		  
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    BUDDLEJA x weyeriana 'Sungold'

    BUDDLEJA x weyeriana 'Sungold'

    Butterfly bush, Buddleia
    Available from £18.50
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    BUDDLEJA davidii 'Harlequin'

    BUDDLEJA davidii 'Harlequin'

    Butterfly bush, Buddleia
    Available from £15.50
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    BUDDLEJA colvilei

    BUDDLEJA colvilei

    Summer lilac
    Available from £17.50
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    BUDDLEJA davidii 'Pink Delight'

    BUDDLEJA davidii 'Pink Delight'

    Butterfly bush, Buddleia
    Available from £15.50
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    varieties
    BUDDLEJA auriculata
    Weeping sage
    Heavily scented creamy-white flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Available again from APRIL 2026
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    BUDDLEJA colvilei
    Summer lilac
    Our choice as the most attractive and unusual variety of buddleja. Large panicles of dark red flowers at the ends of each stem in early summer
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Unavailable
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    BUDDLEJA davidii 'Black Knight'
    Deepest purple
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    BUDDLEJA davidii 'Empire Blue'
    Nearest to true blue of any variety
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    BUDDLEJA davidii 'Harlequin'
    Variegated form of Royal Red
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    BUDDLEJA davidii 'Nanho Blue'
    Dwarfish habit, flowers pale mauve-blue
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    BUDDLEJA davidii 'Pink Delight'
    Huge pure pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    BUDDLEJA davidii 'Royal Red'
    Brightest purplish-red
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    BUDDLEJA davidii 'White Profusion'
    Large pure white
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    BUDDLEJA davidii 'Wisteria Lane'
    Fragrant, pendent, lilac-purple flowers on arching stems. Compact and floriferous
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    BUDDLEJA farreri
    Buddleia, Butterfly bush
    Pale lilac.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    BUDDLEJA forrestii
    Pale blue flowers in cylindrical racemes
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.00
    BUDDLEJA globosa
    Orange ball tree
    Orange ball Buddleja
     
    2 Litre
    £25.00
    Currently out of stock, please check again soon
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    BUDDLEJA lindleyana
    Slender spikes of fragrant deep violet flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    BUDDLEJA 'Lochinch'
    Mauve blue
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    BUDDLEJA stenostachya
    Woolly leaves and lilac mauve flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    BUDDLEJA x weyeriana 'Sungold'
    Semi-globe shaped deep orange flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £18.50

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