Buddleja Lochinch - Butterfly Bush
Buddleja Lochinch - Butterfly Bush
Buddleja Lochinch - Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii x fallowiana Lochinch
Butterfly Bush
Very good recovery in the garden.
Anne-Marie, 08/09/2024
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Description
Buddleia 'Lochinch' is a hybrid Butterfly Bush of great ornamental value. The vigorous and very hardy sterile shrub produces long and beautiful lilac-blue spikes with orange eyes and a delightful fragrance on slightly silvery foliage that becomes greener as it matures. This variety is recurrent: it can flower multiple times if the shrub is regularly pruned. Superb in a flower bed and remarkable in a free hedge. Plant in not too dry soil.
Buddleia 'Lochinch' is an old cultivar resulting from the accidental cross-breeding between Buddleia davidii and B. fallowiana. It was discovered in 1940 in the garden of Lochinch Castle, on the west coast of Scotland. Extremely popular, 'Lochinch' received the RHS Award of Garden Merit.
This shrub has a significant asset: its nectar-rich flowering! It's no wonder it's called the Butterfly Bush. With an elegant, slightly spreading habit, Buddleia 'Lochinch' has vigorous and rapid growth: it can reach a height and spread of 2 m to 3 m (3.3 ft to 9.8 ft) in 5 years. Its slightly arching stems are covered with whitish down. They bear opposite, ovate and pointed leaves, 8 cm to 10 cm (3.1 in to 3.9 in) long, covered with silvery hairs, becoming almond-green when mature. This very decorative foliage can persist through the winter in mild climates. The flowering period of this variety varies somewhat depending on the climate. In cooler regions, it occurs from August to October. In warmer regions, the flowers appear first in June, then more sporadically throughout the summer: severe pruning after the first wave of flowers results in a beautiful rebloom in October. Its inflorescences are dense and upright flower spikes, measuring up to 20 cm to 25 cm (7.9 in to 9.8 in) long, composed of tiny lilac blue flowers with orange throats. Their honey scent attracts many butterflies and other pollinators.
Buddleia 'Lochinch' is easily grown in any sufficiently deep and loose garden soil, even calcareous, that is not too dry in summer. It can be planted at the back of a flower bed, for example with pink or white Potentilla shrubs, pink or white Spirea, Deutzia or Caryopteris. In a flowering hedge, plant with Mock Orange, Lilacs, Japanese Quince, and wild roses.
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Flowering
Foliage
Botanical data
Buddleja
davidii x fallowiana
Lochinch
Buddlejaceae
Butterfly Bush
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Plant in autumn in regular but loose and well-drained soil, in full sun. It tolerates limestone well. However, this variety does not appreciate overly dry soils in summer. Prune after the first wave of flowers to encourage the appearance of new flowers.
This hybrid variety does not produce viable seeds: it is not invasive.
Planting period
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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