About
Buddleja 'Orange Sceptre' is an upright, deciduous shrub that results from a cross between Buddleja stachyoides and Buddleja tubiflora. It typically reaches a height of around 2.5 meters, potentially exceeding this in warmer regions. The plant features large, felted leaves that are grey-green in color. In late summer and autumn, it produces clusters of tubular orange flowers that emerge in pairs from the axils of the leaves, forming attractive panicles.
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
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Deciduous, Semi evergreen
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens, Sub-tropical
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained soil in full sun. with shelter from cold winds, can be wall-trained on a warm sheltered wall, suited to southern counties and innner city microclimates only. Ideal for a large conservatory or greenhouse. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice
- Pruning
- Pruning group 6 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