About
Buddleja colvilei 'Pink-Flowered' is a robust deciduous shrub or small tree, reaching heights of approximately 6 meters. Its foliage consists of dark green leaves, providing a lush backdrop for its floral display. In early summer, it produces large, tubular flowers with a white center, arranged in drooping terminal panicles. This plant may also exhibit semi-evergreen characteristics in milder climates.
About the genus
Buddleja comprises evergreen and deciduous shrubs, and in some cases, it can also be found as small trees or scrambling climbers. The foliage consists of simple leaves, and the plants produce clusters of small, tubular flowers that emit a pleasant fragrance.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Deciduous, Semi evergreen
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Mediterranean climate plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained soil in full sun, with shelter. Can be trained on a warm, south or west-facing wall. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice
- Pruning
- Pruning group 2 if necessary, or Pruning group 13 for wall-trained plants
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer, or by hardwood cuttings in autumn
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, capsid bugs, caterpillars, earwigs, figwort weevils, glasshouse red spider mite, leaf and bud eelworm, and mullein moth
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus, fungal leaf spot, and virus diseases