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butterfly bush 'Orpheus'

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A shrub up to 2m high, with a compact, upright habit; deciduous, narrow, lance-shaped, grey-green leaves; and many panicles up to 20cm long of fragrant, distinctive flowers, which are purple with an unusual white circle around the orange centre, in summer

Scientific classification

Species: butterfly bush 'Orpheus' (Buddleja davidii 'Orpheus')
Genus: Buddleja
Family: Scrophulariaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 1.5-2.5 metres
Height: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of butterfly bush 'Orpheus'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of butterfly bush 'Orpheus'

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butterfly bush 'Orpheus' care guide

Moderate watering, allow partial soil drying between watering cycles
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate watering, allow partial soil drying between watering cycles

Fertilizing

Low-nitrogen flowering shrub feed monthly in warm growing months

Pruning

Shorten 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.