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Buddleja davidii 'Ecolonia'
  • RHS Plants for pollinators

A deciduous, bushy shrub to around 1.5m high, with arching branches and lance-shaped green leaves with silvery undersides. Clusters of scented, pale lavender-blue flowers with yellow throats, up to 30cm long, are produced at the tips of the stems from summer into autumn

Size
Ultimate height
1–1.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
1–1.5 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green Grey Silver
Summer Purple Green Grey Silver
Autumn Purple Green Grey Silver
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

East–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H6
Botanical 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

Unresolved

How to grow

Cultivation

Thrives in a sunny, well-drained situation, though will tolerate partial shade. Protect from strong winds and excess winter wet. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings in summer, or by hardwood cuttings in autumn

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Wildlife gardens
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Wall side borders
Pruning

Pruning group 6; can be cut back to a low framework in early spring. Deadhead after flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to capsid bug, caterpillars, figwort weevil, mullein moth and red spider mite

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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