Buddleja crispa
Himalayan Butterfly Bush
Pretty pink flowers and soft grey foliage with leaves that are almost heart-shaped. This is a Buddleja that can grow quite large and woody. It is fairly tender though and needs a very warm south-facing wall to survive. It also prefers dry conditions in summer to enhance the silvery foliage.
Contributed by @melvynprentice
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Himalayan Butterfly Bush
Latin name
Buddleja crispa
type
Flowering shrubs or trees
family
Scrophulariaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
2.00 M
1.80 M
Buddleja crispa
Pretty pink flowers and soft grey foliage with leaves that are almost heart-shaped. This is a Buddleja that can grow quite large and woody. It is fairly tender though and needs a very warm south-facing wall to survive. It also prefers dry conditions in summer to enhance the silvery foliage.
Planting Outdoors
From Late Winter TO Early Spring
Plant out in to a site that is fertile, free draining and in full sun,
Flowering Season
From Early Summer TO Mid Autumn
Long cylindrical scented flower clusters that can be white, yellow, pink, red or purple, butterflies love them.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.
melvynprentice