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The botanical butterfly bushes are wild and rare species of Buddleias for cultivation. While every gardener knows Buddleja davidii, there are about a hundred other species native to Asia, Africa, and America including their different hybrids and varieties. They are mainly bushes, although some Buddleia species include trees, climbers or semi-woody herbaceous plants. One of the most resistant and elegant is Buddleja alternifolia, a tall shrub with a weeping habit, whose long trailing branches are covered with panicles of lilac-pink flowers in summer. Others deserve to be discovered, although they are often less hardy and less easy to acclimatise in the garden. Hardy to -12°C (10.4°F), Buddleja delavayi from China stands out for the honey and rose fragrance emitted by its lilac-pink flowering panicles with orange eyes. Buddleja colvilei from the Himalayas is impressive and bears the largest flowers in the genus, which are deep pink with white centres. Buddleija macrostachya, is more delicate, although still hardy to -8°C (17.6°F). It only blooms in autumn and winter when protected from frost. Many other botanical species deserve the gardener's full attention and curiosity: Buddleia globosa with yellow flower balls, B. glomerata with small undulate leaves and pale yellow flowers, Lindley's butterfly bush or Buddleia lindleyana, Buddleia paniculata or Buddleia crispa from northern India, which is smaller and has pinkish plume-like flowers...
Butterfly bushes, depending on their size, are used as solitary plants, grouped in beds, hedges, or even in pots for dwarf varieties. They offer a beautiful range of colours and foliage, suitable for all climates, and are intended for both beginner and experienced gardeners.
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.