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Butterfly Bush Dreaming Purple in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Buddleja 'Hinebud4' syn. Buddleja 'Dreaming Purple'

 

Butterfly Bush 'Dreaming Purple'

Buddleja Dreaming Purple is newly bred plant from the US, developed to trail so is perfect for hanging baskets and containers. It is sterile so will not self seed.

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plant Features
  • Butterfly Bush Dreaming Purple likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Butterfly Bush Dreaming Purple likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Butterfly Bush Dreaming Purple is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Butterfly Bush Dreaming Purple likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Butterfly Bush 'Dreaming Purple'

Latin name

Buddleja 'Hinebud4' syn. Buddleja 'Dreaming Purple'

type

Flowering shrubs or trees

family

Scrophulariaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Butterfly Bush Dreaming Purple likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Butterfly Bush Dreaming Purple is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Butterfly Bush Dreaming Purple likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Butterfly Bush Dreaming Purple likes very little 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

The size of a fully grown Butterfly Bush Dreaming Purple is 0.60meters x 0.70meters 0.60 M 0.70 M

Buddleja 'Hinebud4' syn. Buddleja 'Dreaming Purple'

Buddleja Dreaming Purple is newly bred plant from the US, developed to trail so is perfect for hanging baskets and containers. It is sterile so will not self seed.


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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