White buddleia (Buddleja albiflora)
Care, watering, light and tips for White buddleia on Floravia.
Quick facts
- Family: Scrophulariaceae
- Difficulty: Easy to care for
- Watering: every 5 days
- Light: Partial shade
- Temperature: 10–30 °C
- Toxicity: Toxic to pets
About White buddleia
Buddleja albiflora, or White-flowered Butterfly Bush, is a deciduous shrub renowned for its long, fragrant spikes of white flowers that attract butterflies and bees. Its elegant habit and prolific blooming make it ideal for garden borders, as a focal point in beds, or for creating flowering hedges. It brings a touch of luminosity and wildlife to any outdoor space.
Native range
China
Care tips
This plant thrives in full sun for optimal flowering, though it can tolerate some partial shade. Watering should be moderate, allowing the soil to dry out slightly between waterings, and it's crucial to avoid waterlogging. It prefers well-drained, fertile soils; a hard prune in early spring will encourage more abundant blooming and a more compact shrub. A common mistake is not pruning it enough, which results in a leggy plant with fewer flowers.
How to save a dying White buddleia
- Warning signs
- Yellowish or whitish leaves, no flowering, stunted growth, rot at the base.
- First aid
- Transplant to well-draining soil, prune dry branches, water only when soil is dry.
- What kills it
- Overwatering and heavy soils that waterlog the roots.
- Can it be saved?
- Yes, if drainage is corrected and waterlogging avoided, it can recover.