Buddleja davidii 'Wisteria Lane'
butterfly bush 'Wisteria Lane'
A compact, bushy, deciduous shrub to 1.5m high with lance-shaped, grey-green leaves and pendent panicles of fragrant, lilac-coloured flowers with an orange eye on arching stems from summer to autumn
Size
Ultimate height
1–1.5 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
1–1.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Grey Silver Green | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Purple | Grey Silver Green | ||
Autumn | Purple | Silver Grey Green | ||
Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical 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
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Performs best when grown in well-drained soil in full sun. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice
Propagation
Propagate from semi-ripe cuttings in summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Patio and container plants
- 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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