Buddleja fallowiana Balf. f. & W.W. Sm.
Chinese butterfly bush
Deciduous shrub about 2m tall, with arching, grey-white woolly stems and leaves, and bearing very fragrant pale lavender-blue flowers with orange eyes, in large panicles, from summer to early autumn
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Size
Ultimate height
1.5–2.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
2.5–4 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Grey Silver White | Grey Silver White | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Grey Silver White | Purple Blue | Grey Silver White | |
| Autumn | Grey Silver White | Purple Blue | Grey Silver White | |
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Spreading branched
- Genus
Buddleja can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs, occasionally trees or scrambling climbers with simple leaves and panicles of small, tubular fragrant flowers
- Name status
Correct
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in well-drained soil in full sun in a sheltered position out of cold winds. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice
Propagation
Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer, or by hardwood cuttings in autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Gravel garden
- Wildlife gardens
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, capsid bugs, caterpillars, earwigs, figwort weevils, glasshouse red spider mite, leaf and bud eelworm, and mullein moth
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus, fungal leaf spot, and virus diseases
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