commonName:"butterfly bush [Rocketstar Indigo]"

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A small, compact, mound forming, deciduous shrub, up to 1m tall with lance-shaped, green leaves. The large panicles of scented, dark blue flowers are produced from summer through to autumn.

commonName:"butterfly bush [Rocketstar Indigo]"

Scientific classification

Species
commonName:"butterfly bush [Rocketstar Indigo]" (Buddleja Rocketstar Indigo ('Smnbdbt'))
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
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commonName:"butterfly bush [Rocketstar Indigo]"

Distribution of commonName:"butterfly bush [Rocketstar Indigo]"

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Quick identification of commonName:"butterfly bush [Rocketstar Indigo]"

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commonName:"butterfly bush [Rocketstar Indigo]" 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 hardwood cuttings in autumn, or by semi-hardwood cuttings in summer

Growing

Grow 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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