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Butterfly Bush Reve de Papillon in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Buddleja davidii 'Minpap' syn. Buddleja davidii 'Reve de Papillion'

 

Butterfly Bush 'Reve de Papillon'

Stunning oversized flowers of rich pink, highly scented. It adopts a compact, branching habit. Full sun or partial shade

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plant Features
  • Butterfly Bush Reve de Papillon likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Butterfly Bush Reve de Papillon likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Butterfly Bush Reve de Papillon is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Butterfly Bush Reve de Papillon likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Butterfly Bush 'Reve de Papillon'

Latin name

Buddleja davidii 'Minpap' syn. Buddleja davidii 'Reve de Papillion'

type

Flowering shrubs or trees

family

Scrophulariaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Butterfly Bush Reve de Papillon likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Butterfly Bush Reve de Papillon is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Butterfly Bush Reve de Papillon likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Butterfly Bush Reve de Papillon likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Butterfly Bush Reve de Papillon is 2.50meters x 1.50meters 2.50 M 1.50 M

Buddleja davidii 'Minpap' syn. Buddleja davidii 'Reve de Papillion'

Stunning oversized flowers of rich pink, highly scented. It adopts a compact, branching habit. Full sun or partial shade


Planting Outdoors

From Late Winter TO Early Spring

Plant out in to a site that is fertile, free draining and in full sun,

 

Flowering Season

From Early Summer TO Mid Autumn

Long cylindrical scented flower clusters that can be white, yellow, pink, red or purple, butterflies love them.

 

Propagation by cuttings

From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn

Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.

 
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