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Buddleja (Buddleia) Salmon Spheres

Buddleja (Buddleia) Salmon Spheres

£5.99 GBP
£5.99 GBP
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Buddleja Salmon Spheres
(Buddleia/Butterfly Bush)

An unusual variety and the result of a cross between Buddleia globosa
and Buddliea crispa, this has resulted in a nice variety with rounded, salmon pink flowers fading out to an orange colour in summer. The foliage is hirsute and silvery giving a nice effect. 
Reported to be tender but we have left plants outside here at the nursery and they come through OK, they do look a little rough for it though and I would suggest planting this variety in a warm, well drained spot and in extreme conditions protecting with some fleece.
  • Height: Flowering to 1.5m
  • Spread: Easily maintained to 1m
  • Foliage Colour: Oval shaped grey green
  • Flower Colour: Pink clusters of flowers on loose balls
  • Soil Type: Well drained, sandy, loam, chalk, clay
  • Position: Full Sun - Partial Shade
  • Hardiness: Hardy H6 (-15)
  • Type: Deciduous Shrub


Supplied in either 9cm pot or 2 Litre pot, please select from the drop down menu when ordering.


Growing Advice:
Buddleja can suffer from a few problems but these are easily remedied, mostly by pruning. Pruning should be rather straight forward but often plants are pruned too hard, too early (usually around late autumn and into winter), pruning this early can promote new shoots to grow through the early winter months, this is due to many Buddleja being semi-evergreen and happily continuing to grow through a mild winter. Once the frosts arrive in late winter (January/February) these young shoots are easily frosted and this can lead to a very late leafing up in spring or even loosing the plants altogether. The easy remedy is to prune established plants by a third in October/November to loosely shape the shrub then in late March/April you can prune the Buddleja down quite hard, even by another third if you wish and then the plant will grow away happily. This type of pruning will not affect flowering, a late spring/early summer light pruning will actually improve flowering and prolong flowers later into the season.

Another issue can be eelworm, this can look rather alarming as it presents itself as yellowish or brownish blotches through the leaf or as deformed shoots with blacken buds and twisted or deformed leaves, the best way to treat this is by cutting out affected branches or shoots and discard away from the garden, over time this will treat the problem.

    A broader view of the Genus:
    Buddleja’s are extremely useful shrubs for the garden, they offer wonderful flowers through the Summer, are easy to grow and very beneficial to insects. They are often viewed as large plants but there are many different species and varieties that offer all manner of flower types & colours as well as size. The flowers are covered with butterflies from mid to late Summer and the yellow varieties are particularly attractive to beneficial insects, this can offer a huge interest to the garden, it can be a real joy relaxing in the garden with a Buddleja in full flower.
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