pale butterfly bush

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Semi-evergreen to evergreen shrub about 2.5m tall, with dark green leaves, strongly felted grey-white beneath. Pale mauve-pink, yellow-eyed, strongly fragrant flowers produced in arching panicles, through winter into early spring.

Scientific classification

Species: pale butterfly bush (Buddleja officinalis)
Genus: Buddleja
Family: Scrophulariaceae

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Toxicity: Conservatory Greenhouse · Shrubs
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Semi evergreen
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of pale butterfly bush

Distribution map

Western China

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of pale butterfly bush

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pale butterfly bush care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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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

Root semi-ripe cuttings in summer

Growing

Needs full sun, well-drained soil and a frost-fee location. Ideal for a large conservatory or greenhouse. Can be grown on a warm, sheltered wall in particularly mild locations. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice

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