Buddleja colvilei [Pink-flowered]

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Vigorous large, deciduous shrub or small to tree, occasionally semi-evergreen, to about 6m tall with dark green leaves. Large, tubular, white centred pink flowers are produced in drooping teminal panicles in early summer

Buddleja colvilei [Pink-flowered]

Scientific classification

Species
Buddleja colvilei [Pink-flowered] (Buddleja colvilei [Pink-flowered])
Genus
Buddleja
Family
Scrophulariaceae
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Toxicity
Shrubs
Plant type
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Height
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Spread
Deciduous · Semi evergreen
Foliage
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Habit
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest
Full sun
Sunlight
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Distribution of Buddleja colvilei [Pink-flowered]

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Buddleja colvilei [Pink-flowered]

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Buddleja colvilei [Pink-flowered] care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering
Full sun
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

Cut flowered growth back to strong young shoots below, removing up to a fifth of old stems near the base each year. Prune immediately after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer, or by hardwood cuttings in autumn

Growing

Grow in well-drained soil in full sun, with shelter. Can be trained on a warm, south or west-facing wall. 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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