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This species can spread aggressively. Check local guidance before planting, and avoid letting it escape into the wild.
Buddleja davidii
Attracts an exceptional range of butterflies — painted lady, red admiral, peacock. Plant sterile or low-seed varieties (invasive in some regions). Cut to 30 cm each spring.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Caterpillars.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, AngelicaFair and AniseFair nearby.
Ceanothus × delilianus
shrub
Thrives in the same full sun, low water conditions as Butterfly Bush
Butterfly Bush is usually grown from cuttings rather than seed. Take a healthy stem cutting, remove the lower leaves, and root it in moist, free-draining compost.
Water: Low · Height: 250 cm · Soil: Well-draining, chalky — tolerates poor dry soil
