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Talkback: Growing buddleia for butterflies

On 28/11/2011 in forum

The painted ladies just flocked to the Phuopsis this year and gatekeepers and commas galore were everywhere. The buddleia bushes have been very floriferous which helped lure them into my garden. Even the holly blue did well this year


Buddleia blue chip

On 07/11/2012 in forum

Is anyone growing buddleia blue chip? Is it better than the Buzz series?


StrongWeedkiller needed for Valarian and Buddlea bee friendly ?

On 21/05/2012 in forum

This does not make sense, if you want to be bee friendly just pull it out by hand or chop it down? Sometimes buddleia and valerian grow out of walls, so it's very difficult to eradicate them by hand.


when should I prune Buddleia ?

On 18/10/2012 in forum

late flowering shrubs in late winter/early spring. My old buddleia gets pruned all the time.  It grows over the garden wall onto the pavement so have to keep it trimmed back.  It never seems to mind and has always had tons of flowers.


to prune or not to prune

On 28/02/2012 in forum

i bought a couple of 'blue chip' dwarf buddleias last year but the planting instructions didn't say whether to prune or not to maintain their shape and promote flowers.  advice please! I've just pruned my dwarf buddleias for the 3rd year in a row


Flowers garden job checklist - week 6

On 23/11/2011 in Flowers checklists

of the valleyCut down tall stems of buddleia, shortening them to low-growing emerging shoots


what plants for small patch of land.

On 30/04/2013 in forum

Hi, my friend has a patch of soil 2x2 m which is not that fertile she wants somthing that attracts bees and butterflys she wants it either to grow very fast to be able to dig it up and move it around


Dwarf buddleia blue chip

On 25/02/2013 in forum

ordered a small one. I am intending to grow it (blue) in front of a big yellow version I already have. I hope they look as good together as they do in my imagination. Sounds like they will look great together. I'd have liked a full sized buddleia but I


Buddleia

On 03/02/2013 in forum

an exposed garden. Also are they better against something like trellis or ok stand alone. You cannot kill a buddleia-I have seen the growing wild on top of buildings-would not worry about the wind once they are established Oh good news, thanks . Are buddleia


buddjlea

On 07/11/2012 in forum

hi, can anyone tell me if buddjlea bushes have deep roots, thanks I think buddleias have a fairly shallow fibrous root system. thanks busy-lizzie Yes, I agree with Lizzie  thanks again, i need to dig one out, its in the wrong place, i have put


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