[Liste] 55 Buddleia Plant Care

In mild climates prune larger varieties in late fall or early spring to clean up and maintain shape.

Buddleia plant care. Too much fertility promotes leaf growth over flower production. The buddleia plant is commonly known as the butterfly bush because of its ability to attract butterflies into your garden as well as other beneficial pollinators. Caring for butterfly bushes water freely when in growth and sparingly otherwise. Like many plants in the uk today buddleia is not native to the uk. Buddleia care buddleia is very easy to grow. Avoid fertilizing butterfly bush. It is unfussy about climate and soil type and is susceptible to few diseases.

Water the shrub slowly and deeply during prolonged dry spells so that the soil absorbs the water deep into the root zone. Cover the root zone with a 2 to 4 inch 5 10 cm layer of mulch. There are over 140 species of the plant but buddleja davidii is the most common in gardens across the uk. Officially named the buddleia davidii but more casually referred to as a butterfly bush the buddleia is a flowering bush which displays floral lance shaped clusters. In cold climates treat as perennials cutting back close to the ground in late winter or early spring. It came from central and south west. Remove spent flower spikes to encourage new shoots and.

The plant is available in shades of white yellow pink red blue and purple and gives off a sweet smell which attracts both birds and pollinators including bees and butterflies. Flower spikes form on new wood so watch for new growth if pruning in. Butterfly bush care is easy.