butterfly bush 'White Wings'
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A bushy, deciduous shrub, up to 2.5m tall with lance-shaped, silver-green leaves. The large panicles of scented, white flowers are produced in summer, usually with one main flush of flowers.
Scientific classification
- Species
- butterfly bush 'White Wings' (Buddleja davidii 'White Wings')
- Genus
- Buddleja
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
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- Toxicity
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of butterfly bush 'White Wings'
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of butterfly bush 'White Wings'
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butterfly bush 'White Wings' care guide
- Moderate regular watering, deeper soak during prolonged hot dry weather
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, deeper soak during prolonged hot dry weather
Fertilizing
FertilizingFlowering shrub balanced feed every four weeks spring through summer
Pruning
PruningShorten last year's flowering stems to one or two buds from the older woody framework. Remove thin, weak and dead shoots. Prune in early to mid-spring as growth resumes; avoid winter pruning that exposes new shoots to frost.
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn, or by semi-hardwood cuttings in summer
Growing
GrowingGrow in well-drained soil in full sun. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus, fungal leaf spot, and virus diseases
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, capsid bugs, caterpillars, earwigs, figwort weevils, glasshouse red spider mite, leaf and bud eelworm, and mullein moth
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