About
Buddleja paniculata is a tender shrub that can grow up to 2 meters in height, exhibiting either deciduous or semi-evergreen characteristics. Its foliage consists of lance-shaped leaves that are pale grey-green and covered in soft, white hairs. In areas with milder climates, this plant produces fragrant panicles of white flowers featuring yellow-orange centers, typically blooming in late winter or early spring.
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
- Sand, Chalk, Loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral, Alkaline, Acid
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Wildlife gardens, Cottage and informal garden, City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Gravel garden
- Native to
- Himalaya, China
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained soil in full sun. with shelter from cold winds, can be trained on a warm sheltered wall, suited to southern counties and innner city microclimates. See buddleja cultivation for more detailed advice
- Pruning
- Light prune after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-ripe 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