butterfly bush [Buzz Violet]
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A compact, bushy, upright deciduous shrub. Narrow, woolly grey green leaves are produced on long, arching branches with dense clusters of fragrant violet-purple flowers appearing in the summer and autumn
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Scientific classification
- Species
- butterfly bush [Buzz Violet] (Buddleja davidii Buzz Violet ('Tobudviole'))
- 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 · Columnar upright
- Habit
- Autumn · Spring · Summer
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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Distribution of butterfly bush [Buzz Violet]
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of butterfly bush [Buzz Violet]
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butterfly bush [Buzz Violet] care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
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 from softwood cuttings in summer and hardwood cuttings in autumn
Growing
Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. 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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