Buddleja davidii Buzz Candy Pink ('Tobudsopin'PBR) (Buzz Series)
butterfly bush [Buzz Candy Pink]
A compact, deciduous shrub to 1.2m high with lance-shaped leaves, grey-green above and woolly hairy beneath, and dense panicles of fragrant, pink flowers with an orange eye from summer to autumn
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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 Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink | Grey Green | ||
| Autumn | Pink | Grey Green | ||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes 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
Performs best when grown in well-drained soil in full sun. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice
Propagation
Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in the summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Patio and container plants
- Wildlife gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Gravel garden
- 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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