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Buddleja davidii Buzz Ivory ('Tobudivory'PBR) (Buzz Series)
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butterfly bush [Buzz Ivory]

A compact, deciduous shrub, up to 1.2m high, with arching branches and grey-green, woolly leaves. Dense spikes of fragrant, ivory-white flowers are borne from midsummer to autumn

Synonyms
Buddleja davidii 'Tobudivory'PBR
Buddleja davidii 'Buzz White'
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Size
Ultimate height
1–1.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
1–1.5 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green Grey Silver
Summer White Green Grey Silver
Autumn White Green Grey Silver
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

West–facing or South–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness
H6
Botanical details
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Bushy
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

Trade

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in fertile well-drained soil in full sun. Deadhead spent flowers to prolong the season. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Coastal
  • Wildlife gardens
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Patio and container plants
  • Flower borders and beds
Pruning

Prune hard annually in early spring back to a low framework, pruning group 6; deadhead to prolong flowering

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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