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Butterfly Bush Royal Red in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

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.

 
plant Features
  • Butterfly Bush Royal Red likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Butterfly Bush Royal Red likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Butterfly Bush Royal Red is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Butterfly Bush Royal Red likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

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

  • Light

    Butterfly Bush Royal Red likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Butterfly Bush Royal Red is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Butterfly Bush Royal Red likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Butterfly Bush Royal Red likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Butterfly Bush Royal Red is 2.50meters x 1.50meters 2.50 M 1.50 M

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.

 
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