Buddleja Davidii Royal Red

2-3 Litre Pot

• RHS Award of Garden Merit
• Position: Full sun
• Soil: Moist, well drained
• Growth Rate: Fast
• Flowering Period: May – August
• Hardiness: H6
• Eventual Height: 2.5m
• Eventual Spread: 2.5m

Buddleja Royal Red, also known as ‘Butterfly Bush’, holder of the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit, is a deciduous, hardy, bushy shrub with narrow pointed grey-green leaves which turn butter-yellow in the Autumn. Throughout the Summer beautiful, honey scented, bright pink flowers with orange eyes flourish at the ends of it’s gracefully arching branches, these nectar rich blooms act as a magnet, attracting many varieties of butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects into the garden. Ideal when planted against a wall or fence at the back of the shrub border providing a colourful backdrop to the smaller ornamental shrubs planted.

Looking After Your Buddleja Davidii Royal Red

Generally pest and disease free, although may be affected by aphids ( easily treated ). An easy to grow Summer flowering shrub in many if not all locations. A low maintenance shrub which can benefit from a sunny or partially shaded area in all types of garden, from the informal cottage type to coastal, or town/city gardens. The sunnier the aspect the better the flower colour. Buddleja will tolerate most soil types, and can be drought tolerant, but will benefit from a fertile, moist, but well drained one. For best results plant during early Spring, mulch with a well rotted garden compost around the base. For more established plants prune hard back during March, removing all of the previous years growth and apply a multi-purpose fertiliser to help encourage good strong new growth. Removing any spent flower heads throughout the Summer will prolong it’s flowering period, often up to the first frosts.