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Buddleja davidii 'Orchid Beauty'

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Butterfly-bush prune back in spring. This plant grows to about 200 cm. The flower colour is lilac mauve. This plant is hardy.The flowering period is July - September.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Botanische Tuin Landbouwuniversiteit

Common name : Butterfly bush

Family : Buddlejaceae

© first picture : Trompenburg Tuinen en Arboretum

© picture 2 : Trompenburg Tuinen en Arboretum, location picture : Botanische Tuin Landbouwuniversiteit
. This plant has received the following award: 3 stars (excellent) field judging by the Royal Society for Boskoop Cultures 2013

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : sandy soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : loose growing
water requirement : needs moderatly water
wind tolerance : tolerates salty wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
width approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
flower colour : lilac
leaf colour : green
fruit/seed colour : green
fruit / seed period : september - october
leaf shape : leaves are narrow longitudinal
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : flowers scented lightly
flowering period : july - september
hardiness : hardy

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop