Buddleja (Buddleia) globosa – AGM

An unusual variety with lots of small orange flowers in single balls. Flowers profusely and in mass through late spring into early Summer and is very attractive to insects. This plant produces highly attractive flowers to insects and are a bright orange colour. The flowers are small, clusters in a tight, small ball. The small florets open to reveal a nice orange colour. The leaves are broad and coarse with a rough texture, the colour is a very deep green with silver undersides. The robust stems create a good framework and dense coverage. In mild conditions this plant will be semi-evergreen but is classed as deciduous due to it dropping all leaves in cold conditions.

• Height:Flowering to 4+m
• Spread:Easily maintained to 3m
• Foliage Colour:Lance shaped bright green
• Flower Colour:Small clusters of orange ball shaped flowers
• Soil Type:Well drained, sandy, loam, chalk, clay
• Position:Full Sun – Partial Shade
• Hardiness:Hardy H5 (-15)
• Type:Deciduous Shrub

Best in full sun but will be happy into semi-shade, will grow to 1.5m but responds well to pruning and can be easily kept to 75cm – 1m. The spread is roughly 1m. Fully Hardy A proven garden plant and a useful introduction.

Growing advice:

Plant in a suitable position and remove dead flowers to prolong the flowering period. Prune hard in winter (January/February) and remove any large, woody stems. Height: Flowering to 4+m Spread: Easily maintained to 3m Foliage Colour: Lance shaped bright green Flower Colour: Small clusters of orange ball shaped flowers Soil Type: Well drained, sandy, loam, chalk, clay Position: Full Sun – Partial Shade Hardiness: Hardy H5 (-15) Type: Deciduous Shrub Supplied in a 2 Litre pot

Buddleja can suffer from a few problems but these are easily remedied, mostly by pruning. Pruning should be rather straight forward but often plants are pruned too hard, too early (usually around late autumn and into winter), pruning this early can promote new shoots to grow through the early winter months, this is due to many Buddleja being semi-evergreen and happily continuing to grow through a mild winter. Once the frosts arrive in late winter (January/February) these young shoots are easily frosted and this can lead to a very late leafing up in spring or even loosing the plants altogether. The easy remedy is to prune established plants by a third in October/November to loosely shape the shrub then in late March/April you can prune the Buddleja down quite hard, even by another third if you wish and then the plant will grow away happily. This type of pruningwill not affect flowering, a late spring/early summer light pruningwill actually improve flowering and prolong flowers later into the season.