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Butterfly bush

Buddleja davidii

Butterfly bush
Photo: --IKAl 15:22, 23 July 2007 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

A shrub with fragrant purple, white or pink spikes all summer that draw butterflies.

Light
Full sun (6 h or more)
Height
2–3 m
Watering
Low: every 7–15 days, drought-tolerant
Soil
undemanding
Edible?
No: ornamental
How to plant
Dig a hole twice the root ball; 2 m apart. Water well the first summer.
Care
Cut hard to 30–50 cm in late winter. Remove dead spikes to prolong flowering and stop self-seeding.

Calendar by climate

Warm coast
Mild Mediterranean
Southern interior
Continental interior
Cold interior and uplands
Atlantic
Canary Islands (subtropical)
SowPlantHarvestPruneFeedTreat

Dates are for growing outdoors, based on the local climate. In a greenhouse or tunnel everything comes earlier.

Feeding and doses

Mild Mediterranean

Not needed.

Pest prevention and doses

Mild Mediterranean

Not needed.

How easy to grow by climate

  • Warm coastEasy
  • Mild MediterraneanEasy
  • Southern interiorEasy
  • Continental interiorEasy
  • Cold interior and uplandsEasy
  • AtlanticEasy
  • Canary Islands (subtropical)Needs regular careNo winter chill

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