Unpack bare roots or rhizomes on arrival and plant them within a week. Until then, keep them somewhere cool and ensure the roots remain slightly moist, never wet.
Out of season
Buddleja
'Little Ruby'
butterfly bush
Perk-up your pollinator patch with the unusual, vibrant magenta blooms of Buddleja 'Little Ruby'. Producing an impressive number of vibrant, honey-scented and nectar-filled deep pink blooms through summer, this butterfly bush will have pollinators making a bee-line to your borders and containers. Providing a delicious and much-needed nectar feast for its beautiful, winged visitors including bees and butterflies of all kinds, Buddleja 'Little Ruby' brings not only colour to the garden but also life, soul, flutter and buzz. Most notably, this is a compact version of the classic and much-loved Buddleja, only growing to around 80cm in height once mature. So, if you have a small garden, a gap in a border or a large patio container to fill with low-maintenance colour, there’s no need to worry that it’ll get too big for its boots.
Buddleja 'Little Ruby' is a small and resilient hardy shrub which will be adorned with pretty flowers from June until early autumn every year, each year becoming more bushy and prolific. With stunning silvery-green foliage from March until frosty November, it brings a cool contrast into the garden too.. It thrives in clay, sand and loamy soil, tolerates poor soil and loves a sunny site. Whilst it’s a tough cookie, Buddleja 'Little Ruby' will appreciate a more gentle start in a temporary pot to be grown on for a few months first if you’re planning on placing it into a permanent position with challenging growing conditions.
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Remove the packaging straight away, check the compost and water thoroughly if dry. Check the plant’s hardiness before placing it outdoors. Plant into a border or permanent container within a month, choosing the position recommended for the variety. Keep the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil, firm gently and water well.
Soak the roots in water for three to six hours immediately before planting. Keep any crown, buds or emerging shoots above the water where possible.
Pot most bare roots into 15–20cm pots filled with peat-free multipurpose compost. Large or depth-sensitive roots, including peonies, are often best planted directly into borders.
Arrange the roots naturally without bending them. Cover the roots completely, positioning the crown and buds at the depth recommended for that particular perennial.
Keep pots in a sheltered outdoor position and water whenever the compost begins to dry. Grow on until roots hold the compost together when lifted from the pot.
Plant into a suitable border or permanent container once well rooted. Add a label and water regularly throughout the first growing season while the perennial establishes.
- Botanical name
- Buddleja 'Little Ruby' (Butterfly Candy Series) syn. Buddleia
- Flower colour
- Deep pink
- Established height
- 70cm-1m
- Established spread
- 40-80cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
-
Clump-forming
Upright - Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- Yes
- Plant size
- 1
- Plant spacing
- 6 plants per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- Yes
- Position
-
Sheltered
Exposed - Rabbit resistant
- Yes
- Scented
- Yes
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
- Free draining
- Soil type
-
Clay
Multipurpose compost - Suitable for
-
Pots
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens - Sunlight
-
Full sun
Partial shade
Dappled shade - Toxicity
- No report
- Years to establish
- 1-2 years
Perfect for pots
Pollinator-friendly
Fragrant
Thrives in full sun
RHS Recommended
Perennial
Fully hardy
Packed peat-free
Drought tolerant
Low maintenance
Attracts wildlife
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