About
Buddleja 'Purple Chip' is a small shrub that reaches heights of around 1 meter. It features lance-shaped, grey-green foliage and produces clusters of scented lavender-purple blossoms from midsummer through early autumn. As part of the Lo and Behold series, this cultivar does not produce fertile seeds, preventing unwanted spreading.
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
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Gravel garden, Wildlife gardens
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow 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 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