About
Buddleja nivea is a robust deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub that can reach heights of approximately 3 meters. It has an upright growth form and features young stems that are covered in a woolly texture. The foliage consists of elongated, narrow leaves that are dark green on the upper side and display silvery tones beneath, with serrated margins. In late summer, the plant produces slender flower clusters, reaching lengths of up to 15 centimeters, in a pale purple hue.
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
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens, Gravel garden, Mediterranean climate plants
- Native to
- China
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Thrives in a sunny spot with good drainage, will not tolerate excess winter wet. May be evergreen if grown in a warm sheltered spot or overwintered in a cool greenhouse. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice
- Pruning
- Pruning group 6
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings in 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