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Buddleja davidii 'Dark Knight', also known as the Butterfly bush, is a striking ornamental shrub that enriches your garden with its deep dark blue to black-violet flowers. This beautiful shrub flowers profusely from July to September and attracts many butterflies, bees and other insects, making your garden a vibrant and colourful spectacle.
Features:
- Bloom: Blooms from July to September with very dark purple, almost black-violet flowers.
- Height: Reaches a height of 200 to 250 cm.
- Location: Prefers a sunny spot with well-drained soil.
- Flowers: Dark blue to black-violet panicles, very attractive to butterflies and bees.
Maintenance:
- Pruning: Buddleja davidii 'Dark Knight' flowers on annual wood. In spring, after the frost, prune all branches back considerably to about 30 cm above the ground. This encourages new growth and ensures lush flowering in the same year.
- Care during the season: Cut away spent panicles regularly to prolong flowering. Leave the last flowering panicles until next spring to prevent the plant from looking bare.
Additional Information:
- Wildlife: Besides butterflies, this butterfly bush also attracts bees and other beneficial insects, making your garden a paradise for these pollinators.
- Hardy: Buddleja davidii 'Dark Knight' is well hardy, but not evergreen, meaning the plant loses its leaves in winter.
- Ornamental value: The intense dark blue flowers make this shrub a striking eye-catcher in any garden. For optimum nectar production and butterfly attraction, plant this shrub in a sunny spot.
Buddleja davidii 'Dark Knight' is an excellent choice for gardeners who want to beautify their garden with a colourful and insect-friendly plant. Its deep dark blue flowers and appeal to butterflies and bees make it a favourite among butterfly bushes. Plant this shrub in a sunny spot and enjoy the lush blooms and vibrant garden life it attracts.
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