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butterfly bush 'Pixie Blue'

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A medium-sized, deciduous shrub, to around 2m tall and wide, with arching branches and lance-shaped leaves. Compact panicles of fragrant, pale mauve-blue flowers are borne in summer and autumn

Scientific classification

Species: butterfly bush 'Pixie Blue' (Buddleja davidii 'Pixie Blue')
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 · Partial shade
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Distribution of butterfly bush 'Pixie Blue'

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Quick identification of butterfly bush 'Pixie Blue'

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butterfly bush 'Pixie Blue' care guide

Moderate deep watering during dry periods, free drainage preferred
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate deep watering during dry periods, free drainage preferred

Fertilizing

Balanced shrub feed once in spring

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.