butterfly bush [Buzz Ivory]

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A compact, deciduous shrub, up to 1.2m high, with arching branches and grey-green, woolly leaves. Dense spikes of fragrant, ivory-white flowers are borne from midsummer to autumn

butterfly bush [Buzz Ivory]

Scientific classification

Species
butterfly bush [Buzz Ivory] (Buddleja davidii Buzz Ivory ('Tobudivory'))
Genus
Buddleja
Family
Scrophulariaceae
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Toxicity
Shrubs
Plant type
1-1.5 metres
Height
1-1.5 metres
Spread
Deciduous
Foliage
Bushy
Habit
Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest
Full sun
Sunlight
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Distribution of butterfly bush [Buzz Ivory]

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of butterfly bush [Buzz Ivory]

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butterfly bush [Buzz Ivory] care guide

Deep base watering, maintain damp soil without pooled standing water
Watering
Full sun
Sunlight
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Watering

Deep base watering, maintain damp soil without pooled standing water

Fertilizing

Balanced buddleia shrub feed once monthly spring and summer seasons

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

Growing

Grow in fertile well-drained soil in full sun. Deadhead spent flowers to prolong the season. 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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