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Buddleja
Common name: Butterfly bush
Known as the butterfly bush, the fragrant flowers of buddleja are a favourite nectar source for butterflies. These undemanding, mainly deciduous shrubs, deserve a place in every garden with their spectacular displays of blooms and honey scent. Some selections are compact and can be grown in containers.
Growing guide
How to grow buddlejas
All the information you’ll need to grow & care for buddlejas in your garden.
Buddlejas we recommend
Buddleja davidii Nanho Purple ('Monum')
butterfly bush [Nanho Purple]
- 1.5–2.5 metres
- 1.5–2.5 metres
Buddleja 'Lochinch'
butterfly bush 'Lochinch'
- 1.5–2.5 metres
- 1.5–2.5 metres
Buddleja davidii 'Dartmoor'
butterfly bush 'Dartmoor'
- 2.5–4 metres
- 2.5–4 metres
Buddleja davidii Nanho Purple ('Monum')
butterfly bush [Nanho Purple]
- 1.5–2.5 metres
- 1.5–2.5 metres
Buddleja 'Lochinch'
butterfly bush 'Lochinch'
- 1.5–2.5 metres
- 1.5–2.5 metres
Buddleja davidii 'Dartmoor'
butterfly bush 'Dartmoor'
- 2.5–4 metres
- 2.5–4 metres
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Useful advice
Butterflies in your garden
Shrubs: pruning early-flowering
Shrubs: pruning summer- or autumn-flowering
Wildlife in gardens
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