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Buddleja speciosissima

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Vigorous, deciduous shrub, evergreen in warm climates and rare in cultivation, about 2-3m tall, with elongated mid-green leaves, the stems and leaves covered in felty, white-wooly indumentum. Felty bright orange-red flowers with long tubes to 2-3cm long are produced in panicles to 20cm long in summer

Scientific classification

Species: Buddleja speciosissima (Buddleja speciosissima)
Genus: Buddleja
Family: Scrophulariaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs · Conservatory Greenhouse
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Spread: Deciduous · Semi evergreen
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Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of Buddleja speciosissima

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Buddleja speciosissima

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Buddleja speciosissima care guide

Water deeply once soil surface dries, drain all excess standing water
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Watering

Water deeply once soil surface dries, drain all excess standing water

Fertilizing

Balanced butterfly bush feed every four weeks spring-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 semi-ripe cuttings in summer, or by hardwood cuttings in autumn

Growing

Suited to southern counties and innner city microclimates only where it can be grown in well-drained soil in full sun. with shelter from cold winds, can be trained on a warm sheltered wall. Ideal for a large conservatory or greenhouse. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice

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