Buddleia Davidii White Profusion
The fragrant arching clusters of butterfly bush are irresistible to hummingbirds and butterflies.
Buddleia davidii white profusion. Buddleja davidii white profusion was introduced in 1945 and is still regarded as one of the best and most popular white cultivars. Buddleja davidii commonly called butterfly bush is a deciduous shrub that is native to thickets on mountain slopes limestone outcrops forest clearings and rocky stream banks in china. U kunt de hele struik terugsnoeien op circa 50 tot 60 cm boven de grond. It has soft silvery undersides on its leaves which complement the white of the flowers.
Loaded with buds when the above photo was taken and ready to put on a spectacular display of white panicles. Pruned hard in spring this elegant white form of the butterfly bush produces huge clusters of scented yellow eyed white flowers on arching stems from july to september. This selection has very. Like most of the modern buddleia cultivated varieties buddleia davidii white profusion to give it its full name is a cultivar of buddleia davidii.
It carries the rhs agm badge since 1993. Typical of the buddleias or buddlejas white profusion butterfly bush is a large stately beacon to butterflies and beneficial insects. Buddleja davidii white profusion plants from thompson morgan experts in the garden since 1855 buddleja davidii white profusion plants thompson morgan you have disabled javascript. It typically grows to 6 12 less frequently to 15 tall with a spread to 4 15 wide when not killed back by cold winter temperatures.
Buddleja davidii white profusion butterfly bush award winning buddleja davidii white profusion butterfly bush is a vigorous deciduous shrub with gracefully arching branches studded with lance shaped gray green leaves with white felted undersides and sweetly scented panicles of snow white flowers. Really a shrub plants are best treated like perennials and pruned back hard each spring to maintain a compact bushy habit. Family scrophulariaceae genus buddleja can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs occasionally trees or scrambling climbers with simple leaves and panicles of small tubular fragrant flowers details white profusion is a vigorous large deciduous shrub with arching branches and narrow leaves whitish beneath. Buddleia davidii is native to china where is was discovered in the 19th century.
A good clear white flower that blooms from late spring through late summer. Zodra het warmer wordt ontwikkelen de nieuwe uitlopers van buddleja davidii white profusion zich snel alleen de uitgebloeide pluimen wegknippen in het seizoen zal verlenging van de bloei geven. Please enable this to gain the full experience of our website. In autumn the pointed grey green leaves gently fade to butter yellow.
Deadheading the buddleja will encourage it to produce more flowers and stop any unwanted seedlings.