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butterfly bush 'Purple Chip'

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A compact shrub up to 1m high, with deciduous, lance-shaped, grey-green leaves, and panicles of fragrant lavender-purple flowers from midsummer to early autumn; the Lo and Behold series do not set fertile seed, so will not spread

Scientific classification

Species: butterfly bush 'Purple Chip' (Buddleja 'Purple Chip')
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 butterfly bush 'Purple Chip'

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Quick identification of butterfly bush 'Purple Chip'

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butterfly bush 'Purple Chip' care guide

Moderate regular watering, deep soak during extended dry hot weather
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, deep soak during extended dry hot weather

Fertilizing

Balanced butterfly bush feed once each early spring annually

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.