Buddleja davidii Nanho Blue ('Mongo')
butterfly bush [Nanho Blue]
A deciduous shrub with neat, narrowly lance-shaped leaves and slender cylindrical panicles of light blue flowers in summer and autumn
Other common names
butterfly bush 'Nanho Petite Indigo'Synonyms
Buddleja davidii 'Mongo'Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Petite Indigo'
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Buddleja davidii Petite Indigo
Size
Ultimate height
1.5–2.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
1.5–2.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Green | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Blue | Green | ||
Autumn | Blue | Green | ||
Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
West–facing or South–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical 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
Trade
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice
Propagation
Semi-ripe cuttings in summer and hardwood cuttings in autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Wildlife gardens
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Prune annually in early spring, cutting back to a low framework, pruning group 6
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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