butterfly bush 'Pink Micro Chip'

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A compact shrub up to 0.6m high, with deciduous, lance-shaped, grey-green leaves, and panicles of fragrant pink flowers from midsummer to early autumn; the Lo and Behold series do not set fertile seed, so will not spread

butterfly bush 'Pink Micro Chip'

Scientific classification

Species
butterfly bush 'Pink Micro Chip' (Buddleja 'Pink Micro 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 butterfly bush 'Pink Micro Chip'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of butterfly bush 'Pink Micro Chip'

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butterfly bush 'Pink Micro Chip' 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

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 heeled semi-ripe cuttings in summer

Growing

Grow in well-drained soil in full sun with shelter from cold winds. 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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