butterfly bush 'Border Beauty'

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Border Beauty' is a compact, deciduous shrub to 2m tall and wide with lance-shaped leaves and from summer into autumn, deep crimson-purple, fragrantflowers in panicles to 20cm long on dark stems

butterfly bush 'Border Beauty'

Scientific classification

Species
butterfly bush 'Border Beauty' (Buddleja davidii 'Border Beauty')
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
Sunlight
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Distribution of butterfly bush 'Border Beauty'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of butterfly bush 'Border Beauty'

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butterfly bush 'Border Beauty' care guide

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought and stagnant waterlogging
Watering
Full sun · Partial shade
Sunlight
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Ideal temperature

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-hardwood cuttings

Growing

Performs best when grown in a sunny, well-drained situation. 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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