The RHS assessed this cultivar in 2010 and recommended it for the coveted Award of Garden Merit. "Like a dwarf 'Dartmoor'. Nice compact ...Read Morehabit with a broad base. Lots of flower and very differently shaped.
Like all B. davdii cultivars, this requires weekly deadheading for it to look and bloom its best.
Buddleias are fairly short-lived shrubs, 5-10 years is common.
In some places, B. davidii can be an invasive weed: England, France, New Zealand, and the states of Oregon and Washington. It has naturalized in eastern N. America but is not considered invasive there. Recent cultivars are usually selected for dramatically reduced fertility.
This species provides food for a short list of butterfly caterpillars, but none of them are native to the continental US. [HYPERLINK@en.wikipedia.org]
The RHS assessed this cultivar in 2010 and recommended it for the coveted Award of Garden Merit. "Like a dwarf 'Dartmoor'. Nice compact ...Read More