Buddleja auriculata
Eared buddleja, Weeping buddleja, Treursalie, Buddleia
- Height × spread
- 4.5m × 4.5m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Average winter to - 10C (RHS H4)
- Flowers
- Winter, Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
A tender evergreen that is only suited to the mildest sites, this buddleia grows 1-2m (3-7ft) high and has long lance-shaped leaves hanging from slim branches. When planted against a warm wall, it makes a pleasing, dark shiny backdrop. The small, creamy yellow flowers come in small columns, only a few centimetres long, between September and January. They retain their sweet fragrance even when the flowers are dried, so the plant could be considered for a sunny conservatory where it would make a pleasing background to all the potted exotics.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, sweet
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 4.5m
- Spread
- 4.5m
- Height in 10 years
- 2m
- Spread in 10 years
- 2m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Flowers in
- Winter, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Winter garden, Seaside garden, Scented garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Average winter to - 10C (RHS H4)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Wall cover, Structural, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Bee attraction, Butterfly attraction, Bird attraction, Sensory garden (tactile)
- Walls
- South, West facing
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early · Planting
Prune hard to the base
Prune back to within 30cm to 45cm of the plant base so that the year's growth will begin from this low framework. If you want the plant to grow larger, this need only be done every few years.
Planting & general
Outdoor planting · Planting
Add root growth stimulant to the planting hole
Mycorrhizal fungi helps roots establish quickly, so they absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. It comes as a powder, granule or gel. Add to the planting hole or container, and to the plant's rootball before planting in the hole. For "bareroot" plants use a gel.
Planting
Deadhead blooms during flowering season
Remove flowers as they turn brown and fade. Snip the stem just below the bloom. This will keep the plant tidy and encourage more flowers.
The removal of spent flowers encourages the plant to produce fresh ones, rather than spend its energy on the development of seeds.
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