butterfly bush 'Grand Cascade'

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A bushy, arching, deciduous shrub, up to 2.5m tall with lance-shaped, green leaves. The panicles of scented, mauve flowers have an orange eye and are produced in abundance from summer through to autumn.

butterfly bush 'Grand Cascade'

Scientific classification

Species
butterfly bush 'Grand Cascade' (Buddleja davidii 'Grand Cascade')
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
Sunlight
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Distribution of butterfly bush 'Grand Cascade'

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Culture

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Quick identification of butterfly bush 'Grand Cascade'

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butterfly bush 'Grand Cascade' care guide

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought and stagnant waterlogging
Watering
Full sun
Sunlight
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought and stagnant waterlogging

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks spring through summer growth

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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