Buddleja 'Lilac Chip' (Lo and Behold Series)
butterfly bush 'Lilac Chip'
A compact shrub up to 1m high, with deciduous, lance-shaped, grey-green leaves, and panicles of fragrant, soft lilac flowers from midsummer to early autumn; the Lo and Behold series do not set fertile seed, so will not spread
Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Neutral, Alkaline, AcidColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Green Grey Silver | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Purple | Green Grey Silver | ||
Autumn | Purple | Green Grey Silver | ||
Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Native to the UK
- 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
Unresolved
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in well-drained soil in full sun. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice
Propagation
Propagate by heeled semi-hardwood cuttings in summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Wildlife gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Patio and container plants
- 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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