About
Buddleja davidii Buzz Wine is a rapidly growing, compact deciduous shrub characterized by its elongated, arching branches and narrow, pointed leaves that are either green or grey-green. From summer through autumn, it produces dense clusters of deep crimson-purple, cone-shaped blooms. This plant is well-suited for container gardening as well as for planting directly in the soil.
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, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Wildlife gardens
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice
- Pruning
- Pruning group 6
- Propagation
- Propagate semi-ripe cuttings in summer or hardwood cuttings in autumn and winter
- 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