Buddleja Berries and Cream ('Pmoore14') (PBR)
butterfly bush (syn. buddleia)
The bicoloured flowers of this new buddleja really caught our buyer's eye. They appear in tapering cone-shaped clusters up to 20cm in length, and they are packed with flowers - some solid purple, some solid white, but the majority being a mix of the two.
A magnet to butterflies, Buddleja Berries and Cream will add colour from midsummer to early autumn.
A magnet to butterflies, Buddleja Berries and Cream will add colour from midsummer to early autumn.
How to care for Buddleja Berries and Cream ('Pmoore14') (PBR):
Plant out as soon conditions allow, avoiding frozen or waterlogged soil. Incorporate well-rotted manure or garden compost and perhaps some mycorrhizal fungi into the soil when planting.
Keep well-watered during warm weather until the plant has settled in fully, and once the plant has become established, prune it hard each year in March, cutting all of the previous year's growth back to within two to four buds from the base.
Keep well-watered during warm weather until the plant has settled in fully, and once the plant has become established, prune it hard each year in March, cutting all of the previous year's growth back to within two to four buds from the base.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Eventual height:
2.5m
Eventual spread:
1.5m
Position:
Full sun
Rate of growth:
Fast-growing
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
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This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
