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Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red'
Butterfly Bush 'Royal Red'
Clusters of highly fragrant, dark red-purple flowers with arching branches from mid-summer. This butterfly bush produces some of the largest blooms currently available, and can be hard pruned each spring. The flowerspikes can grow up to 50cm long. The turn yellow in autumn before they fall.
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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
Butterfly Bush 'Royal Red'
Latin name
Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red'
type
Flowering shrubs or trees
family
Scrophulariaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions
Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red'
Clusters of highly fragrant, dark red-purple flowers with arching branches from mid-summer. This butterfly bush produces some of the largest blooms currently available, and can be hard pruned each spring. The flowerspikes can grow up to 50cm long. The turn yellow in autumn before they fall.
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.