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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
      Named after Adam Buddle,17th century botanist and rector from Essex. Linnaeus listed it as Buddleja rather than Buddleia. Wildlife plant - butterflies, moths and many other insects.
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Tall Shrub
    • Scented flowers
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    varieties
    BUDDLEJA auriculata
    Weeping sage
    Heavily scented creamy-white flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
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    Available again from APRIL 2026
    When fresh stock arrives
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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
    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
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    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
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    Available from February 2026
    Awaiting new stock
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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

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
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