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large-spiked butterfly bush

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A bushy, deciduous shrub, up to 2m tall with lance-shaped, dark green leaves. The panicles of pink or purple flowers have cream and orange centres as they open. Needs a hot summer for singificant flowering, best planted in a sheltered sunny position.

Scientific classification

Species: large-spiked butterfly bush (Buddleja macrostachya)
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
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Distribution of large-spiked butterfly bush

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of large-spiked butterfly bush

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large-spiked 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.