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Forrest’s butterfly bush

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Large deciduous shrub about 4m tall, with pale green young leaves, downy beneath, and bearing fragrant flowers, usually pale lilac produced in cylindrical racemes 25cm long, in late summer to early autumn

Scientific classification

Species: Forrest’s butterfly bush (Buddleja forrestii)
Genus: Buddleja
Family: Scrophulariaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
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Spread: Deciduous
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Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of Forrest’s butterfly bush

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Culture

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Quick identification of Forrest’s butterfly bush

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Forrest’s butterfly bush care guide

Moderate deep watering during dry periods, free drainage preferred
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate deep watering during dry periods, free drainage preferred

Fertilizing

Balanced shrub feed once in spring

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.

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer, or by hardwood cuttings in autumn

Growing

Grow in well-drained soil in full sun in a sheltered location out of cold winds. Best in warmer counties or city locations. Can be wall-trained on a warm sunny wall. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice

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