About
Buddleja davidii Buzz Sky Blue ('Tobudskybl' PBR) is a compact deciduous shrub that reaches a height of 1.2 meters. It features lance-shaped leaves that are grey-green on the upper surface and covered in fine hairs underneath. From summer through autumn, this plant produces dense clusters of fragrant pale violet-blue flowers accented with an orange eye.
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
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Patio and container plants, Wildlife gardens
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Performs best when grown in well-drained soil in full sun. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice
- Pruning
- Pruning group 6
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in the summer
- 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