Buddleja davidii 'African Queen'

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Bushy spreading deciduous shrub about 1.5-2m tall, with long slender mid-green leaves, and bearing panicles of fragrant deep maroon-purple flowers with a yellow throat, produced in summer

Buddleja davidii 'African Queen'

Scientific classification

Species
Buddleja davidii 'African Queen' (Buddleja davidii 'African Queen')
Genus
Buddleja
Family
Scrophulariaceae
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Toxicity
Shrubs
Plant type
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Height
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Spread
Deciduous
Foliage
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Habit
Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest
Full sun
Sunlight
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Distribution of Buddleja davidii 'African Queen'

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Culture

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Quick identification of Buddleja davidii 'African Queen'

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Buddleja davidii 'African Queen' 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 semi-ripe cuttings in summer, or by hardwood cuttings in autumn

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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