Buddleja davidii 'Pixie Blue'
Butterfly Bush 'Pixie Blue'
This is a big cultivar. The light blue panicles are shaped like pixie hats. The same as Dart's Papillon Bleu, as it should be more properly known.
Contributed by @JenLee
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Butterfly Bush 'Pixie Blue'
Latin name
Buddleja davidii 'Pixie Blue'
type
Flowering shrubs or trees
family
Scrophulariaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Buddleja davidii 'Pixie Blue'
This is a big cultivar. The light blue panicles are shaped like pixie hats. The same as Dart's Papillon Bleu, as it should be more properly known.
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.