{"title":"Buddleja and Butterfly Bush","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuddleja is called butterfly bush for a reason. Through summer and autumn it carries long, honey scented flower spikes that butterflies and bees visit all day. It is fast, forgiving and flowers on new growth, so even a hard prune is followed by a full display. This range covers the tall arching varieties in purple, pink, red and gold, silver leaved forms and a dwarf for pots and small gardens. Every plant is delivered Australia wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to choose a buddleja\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDecide how much room you have. The \u003cem\u003eBuddleja davidii\u003c\/em\u003e varieties grow to about 2.5m in a season: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/buddleia-black-knight-buddleja-davidii-black-knight\"\u003eBlack Knight\u003c\/a\u003e has the darkest purple spikes, Royal Red is magenta red and Pink Delight a clear pink. Golden Glow carries rounded heads of yellow flushed orange, and the orange ball tree is a larger shrub to 3.5m with honey scented orange globes in spring. Lochinch and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/buddleia-silver-anniversary-buddleja-hybrid-silver-anniversary\"\u003eSilver Anniversary\u003c\/a\u003e have silver grey foliage, the second on a compact 1.2m plant with white flowers. For pots and small beds, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/buddleia-pink-micro-chip-buddleja-hybrid-pink-micro-chip\"\u003ePink Micro Chip\u003c\/a\u003e stays near 60cm tall and flowers for months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere buddleja works\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGive buddleja full sun and drainage. It grows in poor soil, takes frost and handles dry spells once established, and it is at its best in temperate and cool climates. Plant it at the back of a border, as an informal screen, or near a seat or window where the scent and the visitors can be enjoyed. It is a mainstay of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bee-and-butterfly-plants\"\u003ebee and butterfly friendly plants\u003c\/a\u003e and one of our most \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fragrant-plants\"\u003efragrant plants\u003c\/a\u003e for summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlanting and spacing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpace tall varieties 1.5m to 2m apart and dwarf forms 60cm to 80cm apart. Plant level with the soil, mulch and water weekly through the first summer. No special soil preparation is needed beyond loosening heavy ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCare basics\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrune hard in late winter, cutting tall varieties back to about 50cm. This keeps the shrub compact and gives larger flower spikes. Remove spent spikes through summer to extend flowering and to stop the plant setting seed, which matters near bushland because seedlings can spread. Feed in spring. Grown this way it is a long season source of colour among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/flowering-plants\"\u003eflowering plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow fast does butterfly bush grow?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery fast. Tall varieties reach 2m or more in one growing season after a winter prune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen should I prune buddleja?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn late winter, before new growth starts. Cut back hard: it flowers on the new season's shoots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes buddleja really attract butterflies?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. The flowers are rich in nectar and draw butterflies, bees and other pollinators through summer and autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCan buddleja grow in a pot?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dwarf forms such as Pink Micro Chip suit pots well. Tall varieties are better in the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"buddleia-black-knight-buddleja-davidii-black-knight","title":"Buddleia ‘Black Knight’ - Buddleja davidii ‘Black Knight’","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuddleia 'Black Knight' (\u003cem\u003eBuddleja davidii\u003c\/em\u003e 'Black Knight') carries the darkest flower in the butterfly bush group: long tapered spikes of near black violet, honey scented, and busy with butterflies from late spring until the cold arrives. It reaches about 2.5m tall and 2m wide, deciduous, and because it blooms on new wood a hard prune each winter keeps it dense and covered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy you'll love it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe deepest purple of any buddleia.\u003c\/strong\u003e Spikes 20 to 30cm long in a violet dark enough to read as black against pale foliage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eButterflies and birds work it all summer.\u003c\/strong\u003e The flowers are nectar rich, and small birds follow the insects in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast from a small plant.\u003c\/strong\u003e It puts on real size in a single warm season, so tube stock is not a long wait.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTough where other flowering shrubs sulk.\u003c\/strong\u003e Frost hardy, drought tolerant, wind tolerant and content in poor soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHoney scent on warm evenings.\u003c\/strong\u003e Strongest at dusk, which makes it worth planting near a seat or a path.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works best\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMass planting and borders.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant 1.5m apart for a massed border. Three or five in a drift gives a far better show than a single plant, and the spacing leaves room to prune each one properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInformal screening.\u003c\/strong\u003e At 1.5m apart it makes a soft summer screen along a fence. Be clear eyed about it: this is deciduous, so the screen disappears over winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeature planting.\u003c\/strong\u003e One plant at the back of a sunny bed carries the mid to late season, when the spring shrubs have finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGrowing Buddleia 'Black Knight' in Australia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosition and climate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, and plenty of it. This is a cool temperate, warm temperate and Mediterranean plant, at home in the southern highlands, the tablelands and the drier southern capitals. It is not the pick for tropical or humid subtropical gardens, where the spikes rot before they open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Drainage matters more than fertility. It grows in poor, stony and sandy ground without complaint, but it will not sit in wet clay, so mound the bed if drainage is slow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater and feed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer, then only in long dry spells. A light dressing of complete fertiliser in early spring is enough. Overfeeding gives you leaves instead of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePruning.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cut the whole plant back to about 40cm in late winter, every year. Deadhead spent spikes through the season: it keeps new flowers coming and cuts down the seed it sheds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to expect when it arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is sold as tube stock, so the plant that arrives is young, single stemmed and often under 30cm. That is the right way to buy a buddleia. They travel well at this size, establish quickly, and a tube planted in spring will usually flower by its first or second summer rather than waiting years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne honest caution: this species sets abundant seed and is listed as an environmental weed in parts of cooler Australia. Check your local council or state listing before planting, keep it away from bushland and waterways, and deadhead. Delivered Australia wide, delivery from $29.95. Every plant carries our 30 day healthy plant guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlant care guides and related reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bee-and-butterfly-plants\"\u003eMore plants that feed bees and butterflies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/deciduous-shrubs\"\u003eBrowse the deciduous shrub range\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/pruning-for-beginners-a-simple-guide-to-get-started\"\u003eA beginner's guide to pruning shrubs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fragrant-plants\"\u003eOther fragrant plants for the garden\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen and how hard should I prune it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLate winter, hard, down to roughly 40cm. It flowers only on the current season's growth, so a plant left unpruned gets tall, bare at the base and shy of bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWill it self seed in my garden?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt can. Deadheading through the season removes most of the risk, and in bushland areas or near creeks it is worth choosing a sterile hybrid instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes it lose its leaves?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, it is deciduous, and in cold gardens it stands bare from late autumn until spring. In mild coastal gardens it may hold a few leaves, but do not rely on it for year round cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nursery Near Me","offers":[{"title":"Tube (Backorder)","offer_id":51640223170879,"sku":"QLD-tube","price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"100mm (Pack of 10)","offer_id":55100443984191,"sku":null,"price":145.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250mm (Pack of 3)","offer_id":55100444016959,"sku":null,"price":331.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/2917\/5359\/files\/Buddleia-Black-Knight-Buddleja-davidii-Black-Knight.png?v=1766223247"},{"product_id":"buddleia-globosa-orange-ball-tree","title":"Buddleia globosa - Orange Ball Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuddleia globosa (\u003cem\u003eBuddleja globosa\u003c\/em\u003e), the Orange Ball Tree, is the buddleia that does not look like a buddleia. Instead of a long spike it carries clusters of perfectly round orange balls, each about 2cm across, held in loose sprays through spring and early summer. It grows to roughly 3.5m tall and 3m wide, fast, and the flowers carry a genuine honey scent that pulls in butterflies and bees from some distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy you'll love it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers nothing else looks like.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tight orange spheres in open sprays, a colour and shape rarely seen in a hardy shrub this size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHoney scented.\u003c\/strong\u003e The fragrance is stronger and sweeter than the common purple buddleias, and it carries on a warm afternoon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eButterflies and bees swarm it.\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the better nectar plants for a large shrub, and it flowers early enough to matter in spring.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast and forgiving.\u003c\/strong\u003e Frost hardy, drought tolerant and wind tolerant, so it can hold an exposed corner where softer shrubs shred.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScreen height without a tree.\u003c\/strong\u003e At 3.5m it blocks a sightline, but the roots and scale stay well within what a suburban block can carry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works best\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeature planting.\u003c\/strong\u003e One plant at the back of a large border earns its place in spring and holds a good structural shape the rest of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInformal screening.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant 2m apart for a loose screen. This is an informal barrier rather than a clipped hedge, and because it is deciduous it thins out over winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExposed and windy sites.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wind tolerance and drought tolerance together make it useful on a rural boundary or a windy hilltop garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGrowing Buddleia globosa in Australia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosition and climate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun for the heaviest flowering. It belongs in warm temperate, cool temperate and Mediterranean gardens, so Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra and the tablelands all suit it well. It is frost hardy and appreciates a real winter. Humid subtropical and tropical gardens are not for it, where it grows soft and flowers poorly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Any reasonable soil with drainage. It handles poor and stony ground, but not waterlogging over winter, so mound the planting hole on heavy clay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater and feed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep water weekly through the first two summers while it establishes, then only in extended dry spells. A light dressing of complete fertiliser in early spring is all the feeding it needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePruning.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is the important difference from the common purple buddleias. Buddleja globosa flowers on wood grown the previous season, so cutting it back hard in late winter removes the entire display. Prune immediately after flowering instead, thinning out old stems and shortening the rest to shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to expect when it arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is grown in tubes. You are buying a young single stemmed plant, usually 15cm to 25cm tall, rather than a shrub. With growth this fast that is not the drawback it sounds: a spring planted tube will often be over a metre by the end of its first season, and flowering by its second or third spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause it is deciduous, a winter delivery may arrive as bare stems. That is normal and not a fault. Delivered Australia wide, with delivery from $29.95, and covered by our 30 day healthy plant guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlant care guides and related reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bee-and-butterfly-plants\"\u003eMore plants for bees and butterflies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/flowering-trees\"\u003eBrowse the flowering tree range\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/most-fragrant-plants-a-guide-to-aromatic-gardening\"\u003ePlanting a garden for fragrance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/buddleia-joan-buddleja-davidii-joan\"\u003eBuddleia 'Joan', the purple flowered alternative\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen should I prune it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStraight after flowering, in early summer. It blooms on the previous season's wood, so the hard late winter prune that suits purple buddleias would cut off this year's flowers entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow far apart for a screen?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant 2m apart for an informal screen. Given each plant reaches about 3m wide, that spacing lets them overlap into a continuous mass without crowding each other into bare stems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes it lose its leaves?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, it is deciduous, and in cool gardens it drops the lot over winter. Plan for a bare framework from about June to August and pair it with something evergreen if the spot needs year round cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nursery Near Me","offers":[{"title":"Tube (Backorder)","offer_id":51640225268031,"sku":"QLD-tube","price":15.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/2917\/5359\/files\/Buddleia-globosa-Orange-Ball-Tree.png?v=1766223249"},{"product_id":"buddleia-golden-glow-buddleja-weyeriana-golden-glow","title":"Buddleia ‘Golden Glow’ - Buddleja × weyeriana ‘Golden Glow’","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuddleia 'Golden Glow' (\u003cem\u003eBuddleja x weyeriana\u003c\/em\u003e 'Golden Glow') trades the usual purple butterfly bush spikes for something warmer: rounded clusters of apricot gold flowers, sweetly scented and carried right through the warm months. It is a fast growing shrub to about 2.5m tall and 2m wide, and it earns the common name daily, pulling butterflies, bees and nectar feeding birds into the garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy you'll love it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA colour most gardens have never seen.\u003c\/strong\u003e Apricot gold flower balls instead of the familiar purple cones, and they keep coming for months.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe butterfly bush reputation, earned.\u003c\/strong\u003e Butterflies and bees work it all day, and honeyeaters drop in behind them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast to fill a gap.\u003c\/strong\u003e It reaches its full size within a couple of seasons, so a new border stops looking new very quickly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnfussy about conditions.\u003c\/strong\u003e Frost hardy, drought tolerant, heat tolerant and content in poor soil once its roots are down.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSweetly fragrant.\u003c\/strong\u003e The scent carries on warm afternoons, strongest close to the flowers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works best\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeature planting.\u003c\/strong\u003e Use it as the mid border anchor in a sunny bed, allowing 2m of width for it to arch naturally over lower plants in front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMass planting and borders.\u003c\/strong\u003e Planted 1.5m apart, a row builds into a continuous band of gold through summer, useful along a fence or the back of a deep border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePots and containers.\u003c\/strong\u003e A 500mm tub suits it, with the annual hard prune keeping the shrub in scale with the pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGrowing Buddleia 'Golden Glow' in Australia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosition and climate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun for the most flowers. It performs in subtropical, warm temperate, cool temperate and Mediterranean climates, and being frost hardy it takes cold inland winters in its stride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Any soil that drains, including poor and stony ground. There is no need to enrich the bed; reasonable soil and a mulch are enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater and feed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply through the first summer, then only through long dry spells. A light feed in spring is plenty; heavy feeding grows leaves at the expense of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePruning.\u003c\/strong\u003e Prune hard in late winter, cutting the whole shrub back by about two thirds. Flowers form on the new season's growth, so the hard cut produces a compact plant and a bigger show. Deadhead through summer to keep the flushes coming and to limit self seeding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to expect when it arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe sell Golden Glow as tube stock, and it is a plant where starting small makes sense. Tubes establish quickly, grow away hard in their first spring, and build into a flowering shrub by their second season. Expect a modest looking plant on arrival and rapid progress once it is in warm ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlants are delivered Australia wide, with delivery from $29.95. Every plant is covered by our 30 day healthy plant guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlant care guides and related reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/flowering-plants\"\u003eBrowse more flowering plants\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fragrant-plants\"\u003eFragrant plants for every part of the garden\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/drought-tolerant-plants\"\u003eDrought tolerant plants for waterwise beds\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/planting-tips-how-to-grow-a-beautiful-garden\"\u003ePlanting tips for a healthy start\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow hard should I prune it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarder than feels polite: back by about two thirds in late winter. It flowers on new growth, so the plants you see smothered in bloom are the ones cut hard every year. Skip the prune and it grows leggy with fewer flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWill it self seed into bushland?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt can self seed lightly. Deadheading spent clusters before they dry prevents most of it, and the late winter prune removes the rest. As with any buddleia, keep it away from bushland boundaries as good practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen does it flower?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the warm months, typically from early summer into autumn. Regular deadheading extends the run noticeably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIs it worth buying as a tube?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, this is one of the best value tube plants we grow because of its speed. A tube planted in spring is a real shrub by the following summer, flowering as it builds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes frost knock it back?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo, it is frost hardy across its range. Any weather worn growth from a hard winter disappears with the late winter prune, which you were doing anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nursery Near Me","offers":[{"title":"Tube (Backorder)","offer_id":51640228086079,"sku":"QLD-tube","price":15.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/2917\/5359\/files\/Buddleia-Golden-Glow-Buddleja-x-weyeriana-Golden-Glow.png?v=1766223251"},{"product_id":"buddleia-joan-buddleja-davidii-joan","title":"Buddleia ‘Joan’ - Buddleja davidii ‘Joan’","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuddleia 'Joan' (\u003cem\u003eBuddleja davidii\u003c\/em\u003e 'Joan') is the shrub to plant if you want butterflies in the garden by the end of the first summer. It reaches about 2.5m tall and 2m wide, grows fast enough to fill a gap in a season, and carries long honey scented purple flower spikes right through the warm months. It asks very little: full sun, drainage, and one hard prune a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy you'll love it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eButterflies actually turn up.\u003c\/strong\u003e The flower spikes are a nectar magnet, and bees work them just as hard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast cover.\u003c\/strong\u003e A tube planted in spring can be a 1.5m shrub by the following autumn in a warm garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReal fragrance.\u003c\/strong\u003e A honey sweetness that carries a few metres on a still, warm day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenuinely undemanding.\u003c\/strong\u003e Frost hardy, drought tolerant once established, heat tolerant and content in poor soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong flowering.\u003c\/strong\u003e Deadheading spent spikes brings on a fresh flush, so the display keeps repeating rather than finishing in a fortnight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works best\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeature and border planting.\u003c\/strong\u003e One plant at the back of a sunny border does the job, arching over lower perennials without shading them out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMass planting and informal screening.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant 1.2m apart for a massed shrub border or a loose seasonal screen. It is a soft, informal barrier rather than a clipped hedge, and it thins out in winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDry and difficult ground.\u003c\/strong\u003e Poor soil, heat and a well drained slope all suit it, which makes it useful on the strip nothing else holds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGrowing Buddleia 'Joan' in Australia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosition and climate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, all day. This is a warm temperate, cool temperate and Mediterranean plant, so it does well from Perth and Adelaide through to the cool south. It is frost hardy and welcomes a genuine winter chill. In the humid subtropics and tropics it grows soft and flowers poorly, so it is not the pick for the far north.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Drainage is the one real requirement. It handles poor, stony and alkaline ground happily, but wet feet in winter will kill it. Mound the planting hole on heavy clay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater and feed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Weekly deep watering through the first summer, then only in long dry spells. A light dressing of complete fertiliser in early spring is plenty; overfeeding gives leaf at the expense of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePruning.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is the one job that matters. Cut the whole plant back hard in late winter, to roughly knee height, because it flowers on new wood. Skip it and you get a leggy, bare-bottomed shrub with small flower heads. Deadhead through summer to keep it flowering and to stop it seeding freely into nearby beds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to expect when it arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is grown in tubes. You are buying a young, single stemmed plant, usually 15cm to 25cm tall, not an instant shrub. That suits a fast grower like this: tubes establish quickly and catch up to larger stock within a season or two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause it is deciduous, a winter delivery may arrive as bare stems. That is normal, not a fault. Plants are delivered Australia wide, with delivery from $29.95, and every plant carries our 30 day healthy plant guarantee. Expect first flowers in the first summer and full size by year three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlant care guides and related reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bee-and-butterfly-plants\"\u003eBrowse plants that attract bees and butterflies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/deciduous-shrubs\"\u003eCompare the deciduous shrub range\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/most-fragrant-plants-a-guide-to-aromatic-gardening\"\u003eA guide to planting for fragrance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/buddleia-globosa-orange-ball-tree\"\u003eOrange Ball Tree, the taller orange flowered buddleia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow far apart should I plant it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpace plants 1.2m apart for a massed border or an informal screen. Given each shrub reaches about 2m wide, that lets them knit together while still allowing air through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes it lose its leaves in winter?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, it is deciduous, and in cool gardens it drops everything. Treat it as a summer performer and pair it with something evergreen if the spot needs year round cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWill it take over the garden?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt sets seed readily and seedlings do appear nearby, so deadhead spent spikes before they brown off. That one habit keeps it well behaved and lengthens the flowering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nursery Near Me","offers":[{"title":"Tube (Backorder)","offer_id":51640233230655,"sku":"QLD-tube","price":15.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/2917\/5359\/files\/Buddleia-Joan-Buddleja-davidii-Joan.png?v=1766223253"},{"product_id":"buddleia-lochinch-buddleja-davidii-buddleja-fallowiana-lochinch","title":"Buddleia ‘Lochinch’ - Buddleja davidii × Buddleja fallowiana ‘Lochinch’","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuddleia 'Lochinch' (\u003cem\u003eBuddleja\u003c\/em\u003e 'Lochinch') is the butterfly bush for gardeners who want the flowers without the coarse growth the group is known for. It settles at around 2.2m tall and 1.8m wide, holds soft silver grey foliage all season, and opens long lavender blue spikes with a small orange eye at the centre of each floret. The scent lifts on warm afternoons, and butterflies work it from the first spike to the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy you'll love it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver foliage that earns its keep.\u003c\/strong\u003e Most buddleias are plain green between flushes. This one holds felted grey leaves that sit well beside lavender, salvia and roses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReal butterfly and bird value.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nectar draws butterflies and bees through the warm months, and small birds work the shrub for insects afterwards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast to fill a gap.\u003c\/strong\u003e From a tube it makes serious size in two seasons, furnishing a new bed cheaply while slower shrubs catch up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTough where it counts.\u003c\/strong\u003e Frost hardy, drought tolerant once established, and content in poor soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFragrant at close range.\u003c\/strong\u003e A honeyed scent best appreciated beside a path or a seat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works best\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeature planting.\u003c\/strong\u003e One plant at the back of a sunny bed gives a 2m silver mound with months of colour above it, best against a dark fence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorders and edging.\u003c\/strong\u003e For a repeating run along a fence or driveway, plant 1.5m apart. Each shrub still shows its shape and the gaps close by the second summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmall gardens.\u003c\/strong\u003e It takes a hard winter cut so well that you can hold it near 1.5m in a courtyard and still get full length spikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGrowing Buddleia 'Lochinch' in Australia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosition and climate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun all day, or the spikes come short and the silver dulls. This suits warm temperate, cool temperate and Mediterranean gardens, and it takes frost without complaint. Humid tropical and subtropical summers bring leaf spotting and poor flowering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Not fussy about fertility and happy in thin gravelly ground, but it will not accept wet feet. On heavy clay, plant on a raised mound and mulch 75mm deep clear of the stems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater and feed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep soak weekly through the first summer, then taper off. After two seasons it is genuinely drought tolerant, and one handful of slow release fertiliser in early spring is plenty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePruning.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cut the shrub back hard in late winter to a low framework and it rebuilds and flowers on new wood. Deadhead spent spikes to prolong the display and limit self seeding, which matters in cooler districts where buddleia is a listed environmental weed: check your council list before planting in Tasmania and parts of Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to expect when it arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is sold as tubestock only: a young single stemmed plant, usually well under knee height, and the honest starting point for a shrub this quick. Expect flowers in the first summer and close to mature size by the end of the second. Being deciduous, a winter delivery may arrive as bare stems with fat buds, which is normal rather than a fault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlants are packed upright and delivered Australia wide, with delivery from $29.95. Every plant is covered by our 30 day healthy plant guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlant care guides and related reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bee-and-butterfly-plants\"\u003eBrowse plants that attract bees and butterflies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/perennial-plants-for-a-cottage-garden\"\u003ePerennials to plant alongside it in a cottage border\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fragrant-plants\"\u003eCompare other fragrant garden plants\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/deciduous-shrubs\"\u003eSee the full deciduous shrub range\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan I keep it smaller than 2.2m?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. A hard cut back in late winter resets it every year, so holding it near 1.5m costs you nothing in flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes it self seed?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt can, particularly in cooler regions with summer rain. Deadheading the spikes as they brown prevents almost all of it, which is why we treat that job as part of the routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCan I grow it in a pot?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt works in a container 400mm or wider with free draining mix, though it settles nearer 1.5m. Water more often than you would in the ground, because a potted buddleia in full sun dries out quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nursery Near Me","offers":[{"title":"Tube (Backorder)","offer_id":51640235655487,"sku":"QLD-tube","price":15.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/2917\/5359\/files\/Buddleia-Lochinch-Buddleja-davidii-x-Buddleja-fallowiana-Lochinch.png?v=1766223254"},{"product_id":"buddleia-pink-delight-buddleja-davidii-pink-delight","title":"Buddleia ‘Pink Delight’ - Buddleja davidii ‘Pink Delight’","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuddleia 'Pink Delight' (\u003cem\u003eBuddleja davidii\u003c\/em\u003e 'Pink Delight') is grown for one thing above all. From early summer it carries long tapered spikes of bright pink flowers that smell of honey and draw butterflies in from streets away. It reaches about 2.5m tall and 1.8m wide, most of that in one growing season, and it is cut hard to the ground each winter to do it again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy you'll love it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eButterflies find it within days.\u003c\/strong\u003e The nectar load is why it is called the butterfly bush, and bees and small honeyeaters work it just as hard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong flowering and strongly scented.\u003c\/strong\u003e Spikes 20 to 30cm long from early summer into autumn, with a honey fragrance that carries on a warm evening.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast from a small plant.\u003c\/strong\u003e It puts on most of its 2.5m in one season, so a spring planted tube flowers the same year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt does not want good soil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Poor, stony and dry ground suits it, while rich soil gives you more leaf and fewer flowers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost hardy and drought tolerant.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cold southern winters do not trouble it, since the top growth comes off anyway.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works best\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeature planting.\u003c\/strong\u003e One plant at the back of a sunny bed does the job. At 2.5m by 1.8m it fills a corner quickly and holds attention through the hottest months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorders and small gardens.\u003c\/strong\u003e Allow 1.5m between it and its neighbours so the arching stems have room, and underplant with something low and evergreen, because the shrub is bare through winter. It suits a small block precisely because it resets every year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGrowing buddleia in Australia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosition and climate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun all day, or the flowering thins noticeably. It grows in subtropical, warm temperate, cool temperate and Mediterranean gardens. Cool temperate districts give the best colour and the longest spikes, while humid subtropical gardens give a shorter display and more leaf spotting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining and unimproved is ideal. It tolerates poor soil and dry spells once established, and will not accept a wet, heavy position through winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater and feed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer, then only in long dry spells. Skip the fertiliser unless growth is weak, because feeding a buddleia buys leaf at the expense of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePruning.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is the one job that matters. In late winter cut every stem back to about 30cm from the ground. It looks brutal and it is exactly right: flowers form on new wood, and an unpruned plant becomes a leggy tangle carrying small spikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to expect when it arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuddleia 'Pink Delight' is sold here as tube stock, so you are buying a young plant of perhaps 15 to 25cm with a handful of leaves. That suits its habit better than it sounds: a tube planted in spring commonly reaches 1.5m and flowers the same summer, then hits full size in its second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTubes travel well and establish quickly. Deadhead spent spikes through the season, both to keep the flowering going and to limit seed, because this species can self seed and is listed as an environmental weed in parts of Australia. Plants are delivered Australia wide, with delivery from $29.95, and every plant carries our 30 day healthy plant guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlant care guides and related reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bee-and-butterfly-plants\"\u003eMore plants that feed bees and butterflies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/pruning-for-beginners-a-simple-guide-to-get-started\"\u003eA simple guide to pruning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fragrant-plants\"\u003eBrowse fragrant garden plants\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/deciduous-shrubs\"\u003eCompare other deciduous shrubs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen and how hard should I prune it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLate winter, back to roughly 30cm from the ground, every year. Flowers form on the current season's growth, so hard pruning is what produces long spikes at eye level rather than a thicket of short ones up high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWill it become a weed in my garden?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt can self seed in cooler, higher rainfall districts and is listed as an environmental weed in parts of southern Australia. Deadheading before the spikes set seed removes most of that risk, but check your local council listing first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes it drop its leaves?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, it is deciduous. Expect a bare framework through winter, which is convenient given you cut it to the ground then anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nursery Near Me","offers":[{"title":"Tube (Backorder)","offer_id":51640236966207,"sku":"QLD-tube","price":15.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"140mm (Pack of 10)","offer_id":55100444115263,"sku":null,"price":199.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/2917\/5359\/files\/Buddleia-Pink-Delight-Buddleja-davidii-Pink-Delight.png?v=1766223256"},{"product_id":"buddleia-pink-micro-chip-buddleja-hybrid-pink-micro-chip","title":"Buddleia ‘Pink Micro Chip’ - Buddleja hybrid ‘Pink Micro Chip’","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuddleia 'Pink Micro Chip' (\u003cem\u003eBuddleja\u003c\/em\u003e hybrid 'Pink Micro Chip') is a butterfly bush shrunk to fit a real garden. It holds at about 60cm tall and 80cm wide, a quarter the size of an ordinary buddleja, and covers itself in scented pink flower spikes from late spring into autumn. It is also sterile, which answers the main objection to the older butterfly bushes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy you'll love it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eButterflies find it within days.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nectar rich spikes over months, worked from morning to late afternoon. For a small garden it is the strongest single pick.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSterile, so no seedlings.\u003c\/strong\u003e It does not set viable seed, unlike the old full sized butterfly bushes that have naturalised along waterways in some districts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall enough for a border front.\u003c\/strong\u003e At 60cm by 80cm it fits the front edge of a bed or a mixed pot, where a full sized buddleja needs constant cutting back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFragrant, and tough.\u003c\/strong\u003e A honey scent that carries on a still warm evening, on a shrub that is frost hardy, drought tolerant and heat tolerant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works best\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorders and mass planting.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant 60cm apart. The plants merge into an unbroken band of pink along a bed edge or driveway strip within one season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePots and small gardens.\u003c\/strong\u003e A 400mm pot suits one plant, which makes it a good choice for a courtyard or balcony with no bed to give pollinators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront of a mixed bed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Its low mound sits in front of taller shrubs and roses, extending the flowering season without competing for height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGrowing Buddleia 'Pink Micro Chip' in Australia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosition and climate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, at least six hours, or the flowering thins out badly. It suits warm temperate, cool temperate and Mediterranean gardens, and being frost hardy it is well placed in southern and inland districts. It is not a plant for the humid tropics, where humidity encourages mildew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining above all else. Average garden soil produces better flowering than an enriched bed. Mulch 50mm deep and keep it off the crown, because a wet crown in winter is what kills these plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater and feed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice a week through the first summer, then weekly in hot weather and rarely once established. A light complete fertiliser in early spring is plenty, since overfeeding produces leaf instead of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePruning.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is deciduous and flowers on new wood, so cut it back hard in late winter to about a third of its height. Deadhead spent spikes and it keeps pushing new ones until autumn. Skip the winter prune and you get short spikes on woody stems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to expect when it arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is grown in a single size, tube stock, currently listed on backorder so it ships with the next crop. Each plant arrives around 10 to 20cm tall, and may be leafless if it lands in winter, which is normal for a deciduous shrub.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTube stock establishes quickly and this variety is fast to flower: plant in spring and expect blooms in the same season. Delivered Australia wide, with delivery from $29.95, and every plant carries our 30 day healthy plant guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlant care guides and related reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrowse other \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bee-and-butterfly-plants\"\u003eplants that attract bees and butterflies\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompare it with the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/deciduous-shrubs\"\u003edeciduous shrub range\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee what else scents a garden among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fragrant-plants\"\u003efragrant plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/frost-tolerant-plants-in-australia\"\u003efrost tolerant plants for Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWill it seed into the bush like other buddlejas?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. This hybrid is sterile and does not set viable seed, which is precisely why the dwarf hybrids were bred. It still needs an annual cut back to stay compact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow far apart should I plant it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSixty centimetres apart for a massed display. Each plant spreads to about 80cm, so that spacing gives a continuous low band of flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes it lose its leaves in winter?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, it is deciduous, so expect bare stems through the coldest months. Cut it back hard in late winter and fresh growth follows quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nursery Near Me","offers":[{"title":"Tube (Backorder)","offer_id":51640239030591,"sku":"QLD-tube","price":15.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/2917\/5359\/files\/Buddleia-Pink-Micro-Chip-Buddleja-hybrid-Pink-Micro-Chip.png?v=1766223258"},{"product_id":"buddleia-royal-red-buddleja-davidii-royal-red","title":"Buddleia ‘Royal Red’ - Buddleja davidii ‘Royal Red’","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuddleia 'Royal Red' (\u003cem\u003eBuddleja davidii\u003c\/em\u003e 'Royal Red') is the butterfly bush that actually earns the name. It reaches about 2.5m tall and wide within a season or two, and from early summer it carries long, deep magenta purple panicles that are honey scented and worked over by butterflies, bees and small nectar feeding birds. Cut it hard each late winter and it comes back stronger every year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy you'll love it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eButterflies find it.\u003c\/strong\u003e The nectar rich panicles pull in butterflies and bees within days of opening, which is why most people plant one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong flowering.\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep magenta purple spikes carry through summer and into autumn, and deadheading keeps new ones coming.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHoney scented.\u003c\/strong\u003e The fragrance is strongest on warm still evenings, so plant it where you sit rather than at the back of the block.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast and forgiving.\u003c\/strong\u003e It reaches full size quickly, accepts poor soil, tolerates drought once established and shrugs off frost.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works best\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeature planting.\u003c\/strong\u003e One plant in a sunny bed changes the character of a garden through summer. Give it 2.5m of room and something evergreen behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorders and mixed beds.\u003c\/strong\u003e It sits well towards the back of a perennial border with lower plants in front to hide its leggy base. Space plants 2m apart where several run together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInformal screening.\u003c\/strong\u003e A row at 2m spacing gives a fast summer screen over a pool fence or a neighbouring window. It is deciduous, so do not rely on it for year round privacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGrowing Buddleia 'Royal Red' in Australia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosition and climate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun. Shade halves the flowering and stretches the growth. This is a cool temperate, warm temperate and Mediterranean plant, comfortable with frost and with genuinely cold winters, which are what set it up for a strong spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Almost anything that drains, including poor, stony and shallow ground. Rich soil produces soft growth and fewer flowers. Waterlogging is the one thing it will not tolerate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater and feed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice a week through the first summer, then only in extended dry spells. Feeding is close to optional: a handful of complete fertiliser in early spring is plenty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePruning.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is the job that makes the plant. In late winter cut every stem back to about 30cm, because flowers come on new wood and a hard cut gives bigger panicles on a tidier frame. Through summer remove spent flower heads as they brown, which prolongs flowering and limits self seeding. This species can naturalise along creek lines in cooler districts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to expect when it arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuddleia is grown here in tubes: young plants with a developed root plug and 150mm to 250mm of top growth. With a shrub this fast that is the smart buy, since a spring planted tube commonly reaches a metre and flowers in its first summer. There is little advantage in a larger pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTubes are light and travel well. Plant within a few days of arrival into a sunny, well drained spot, water in, and pinch the growing tips once to encourage branching low down. Plants are delivered Australia wide, with delivery from $29.95. Every plant is covered by our 30 day healthy plant guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlant care guides and related reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/most-fragrant-plants-a-guide-to-aromatic-gardening\"\u003eA guide to fragrant plants for Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bee-and-butterfly-plants\"\u003eBrowse bee and butterfly plants\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/deciduous-shrubs\"\u003eCompare deciduous shrubs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/pruning-for-beginners-a-simple-guide-to-get-started\"\u003eHow to prune shrubs with confidence\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen should I prune it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLate winter, before new growth starts. Cut all stems back to roughly 30cm. Flowers form on new wood, so the harder the winter cut, the better the summer display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes it lose its leaves?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. It is deciduous in cool temperate gardens and semi deciduous in milder ones. Plan for a bare frame from midwinter until the spring flush, and pair it with something evergreen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWill it seed itself around the garden?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt can. Deadhead spent panicles through summer, particularly in cooler districts near waterways, and check with your local council before planting if you garden beside bushland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nursery Near Me","offers":[{"title":"Tube (Backorder)","offer_id":51640241750335,"sku":"QLD-tube","price":15.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"140mm (Pack of 10)","offer_id":55100444213567,"sku":null,"price":196.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/2917\/5359\/files\/Buddleia-Royal-Red-Buddleja-davidii-Royal-Red.png?v=1766223260"},{"product_id":"buddleia-silver-anniversary-buddleja-hybrid-silver-anniversary","title":"Buddleia ‘Silver Anniversary’ - Buddleja hybrid ‘Silver Anniversary’","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuddleia 'Silver Anniversary' (\u003cem\u003eBuddleja\u003c\/em\u003e 'Silver Anniversary') is the compact, silver leaved butterfly bush for gardeners who want the butterflies without the size or the seedlings. It sits at about 1.2m tall and 1.2m wide, with felted silver grey foliage all season and rounded clusters of scented white flowers through the warm months. Unlike the common \u003cem\u003eBuddleja davidii\u003c\/em\u003e, this hybrid sets very little seed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy you'll love it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver foliage that carries the bed.\u003c\/strong\u003e The leaves are the real feature, felted and pale, and they work against dark greens and hot flower colours alike.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eButterflies, without the weed risk.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nectar rich white flowers pull in butterflies and bees, and it sets very little seed compared with the older buddleias.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall enough for a border.\u003c\/strong\u003e At 1.2m by 1.2m it fits a front bed or a large pot rather than needing the back of the garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScented in the evening.\u003c\/strong\u003e A honey sweetness that lifts on warm still nights, best appreciated near a path or a seat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUndemanding.\u003c\/strong\u003e Frost hardy, drought tolerant, salt tolerant and content in poor soil, with one hard prune a year the only real task.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works best\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorders and mass planting.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant 1m apart for a massed border. A drift of three or five reads far better than a single plant, and the silver foliage holds the planting together when nothing is in bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePots and small gardens.\u003c\/strong\u003e A pot 500mm or wider suits it well, and container growing keeps it naturally compact on a balcony or a courtyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeature planting.\u003c\/strong\u003e One plant in a gravel or coastal style bed does a lot of work, because the leaf colour is on show even out of flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGrowing Buddleia 'Silver Anniversary' in Australia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosition and climate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, which is what keeps the silver in the leaves and the flowering heavy. It is a cool temperate, warm temperate and Mediterranean plant, frost hardy and untroubled by coastal wind. Humid tropical and subtropical gardens are not its country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining above all. It grows happily in poor, stony or sandy ground and resents heavy wet soil, so mound the bed or plant into a raised position on clay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater and feed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Weekly water through the first summer, then only in a long dry spell. A light complete fertiliser in early spring is enough, and heavy feeding produces soft growth at the expense of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePruning.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cut it back by about half in late winter to hold the compact shape and force fresh flowering wood. Trim spent flower heads through the season and it will keep producing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to expect when it arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is sold as tube stock, so the plant that arrives is young, usually under 25cm and single stemmed. Buddleias grow quickly from this size and there is little to gain from starting larger. Expect it to reach close to its full 1.2m within two seasons, and to flower in its first summer or the one after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn cold gardens it drops most of its leaves over winter and stands bare until spring, holding more foliage in mild coastal areas. Plants are delivered Australia wide, delivery from $29.95. Every plant carries our 30 day healthy plant guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlant care guides and related reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bee-and-butterfly-plants\"\u003eBrowse plants that feed bees and butterflies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fragrant-plants\"\u003eMore fragrant shrubs for the garden\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-small-gardens\"\u003eCompact plants for small gardens\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/pruning-for-beginners-a-simple-guide-to-get-started\"\u003eHow to prune a flowering shrub\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWill it self seed like other buddleias?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery little. This hybrid was selected for low seed set, which is the main reason to choose it over the common butterfly bush. Deadheading through the season removes what small risk remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow hard should I prune it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack by about half in late winter, before new growth starts. It flowers on the current season's wood, so an unpruned plant becomes leggy and sparse within a few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow far apart for a massed planting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne metre apart. At that spacing the plants meet without crowding, and each one keeps enough light to stay silver and dense to the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nursery Near Me","offers":[{"title":"Tube (Backorder)","offer_id":51640243847487,"sku":"QLD-tube","price":15.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/2917\/5359\/files\/Buddleia-Silver-Anniversary-Buddleja-hybrid-Silver-Anniversary.png?v=1766223261"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/2917\/5359\/collections\/buddleja-collection.jpg?v=1790859047","url":"https:\/\/nurserynearme.com.au\/collections\/buddleja.oembed","provider":"Nursery Near Me","version":"1.0","type":"link"}