commonName:"butterfly bush 'Lilac Chip'"
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A compact shrub up to 1m high, with deciduous, lance-shaped, grey-green leaves, and panicles of fragrant, soft lilac flowers from midsummer to early autumn; the Lo and Behold series do not set fertile seed, so will not spread
Scientific classification
- Species
- commonName:"butterfly bush 'Lilac Chip'" (Buddleja 'Lilac Chip')
- Genus
- Buddleja
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
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- Toxicity
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 metres
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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Distribution of commonName:"butterfly bush 'Lilac Chip'"
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of commonName:"butterfly bush 'Lilac Chip'"
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commonName:"butterfly bush 'Lilac Chip'" care guide
- Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought and stagnant waterlogging
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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Watering
Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought and stagnant waterlogging
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks spring through summer growth
Pruning
PruningShorten 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
PropagationPropagate by heeled semi-hardwood cuttings in summer
Growing
GrowingGrow in well-drained soil in full sun. 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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