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Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red'

 
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Family: Buddlejaceae
Genus: Buddleja (BUD-lee-uh) (Info)
Species: davidii (duh-VID-ee-eye) (Info)
Cultivar: Royal Red

Synonym:Buddleia davidii
Synonym:Buddleia variabilis
Synonym:Buddleja variabilis

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7 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Perennials
Shrubs

Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Fuchsia (Red-Purple)
Red

Bloom Time:
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall

Foliage:
Deciduous

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Flowers are fragrant
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From woody stem cuttings
From softwood cuttings
From semi-hardwood cuttings

Seed Collecting:
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive zarcanat On Mar 17, 2006, zarcanat from Montreal, QC
(Zone 4b) wrote:

I do have this one plus Nanho blue and Nanho pink and definitly, it is the best fragrance of all!

Neutral smiln32 On Nov 25, 2004, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK
(Zone 7a) wrote:

This variety is a 1928 hybrid from Good and Reese Nursery in Ohio. It's really not "red", but more of a deep scarlet or bright violet.

Most butterfly bushes are hardy in zones 5 - 9. If you live in zone 5 or a colder zone, the tops in your butterfly bushes will likely die back over the winter. Even so, they will come back the next growing season bigger and better then before. Butterfly bushes prefer full sun (they must receive eight or more hours of sun a day to thrive).

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Chico, California
Sacramento, California
San Jose, California
Rincon, Georgia
Wichita, Kansas
Hebron, Kentucky
Brainerd, Minnesota
Clinton Corners, New York
Glouster, Ohio
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Norristown, Pennsylvania
North Augusta, South Carolina
Knoxville, Tennessee
Austin, Texas
San Antonio, Texas (2 reports)
Seattle, Washington



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