Height: 3.00 to 5.00 feet Spread: 3.00 to 5.00 feet Bloom Time: June to September Bloom Description: Mauve blue Sun: Full sun Water: Medium Maintenance: Low Flower: Showy, Fragrant, Good Cut Attracts: Butterflies Tolerate: Rabbit, Clay Soil Invasive: Where is this species invasive in the US? Garden locations Culture Buddleja 'Nanho blue' and wildlife Buddleja 'Nanho blue' is known for attracting bees, birds, butterflies/moths and other pollinators. It is a caterpillar food plant, has nectar/pollen rich flowers, provides shelter and habitat and has seeds for birds. Bees Beneficial insects Birds Butterflies/ Moths Other pollinators
Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue', Sommerflieder 'Nanho Blue'
Excellent for cutting. Removing faded flower heads will encourage plants to continue blooming. Drought and heat tolerant, once established. Plants are more to scale with smaller gardens than many of the taller forms. Further details for Buddleia davidii Nanho Blue Optimal Growing Conditions Sun Exposure Full Sun Soil Type Normal or Sandy Soil pH Buddleja davidii 'Mongo' (selling name Nanho BLUE) is a cultivar raised and introduced by the wholesale Monrovia Nursery of California, USA in 1984. The shrub was accorded the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2002, but was placed on the Sunset List for rescission in 2010 following the release of other compact forms with a superior hue. Buddleja davidii nanho blue is a shrub that is native to China. It is a member of the family Scrophulariaceae and is in the genus Buddleja. The species is named after the Rev. Adam Buddle, an English botanist and clergyman, and julius davidius, the French botanist who first described it. One of the easiest shrubs to grow, Buddleia davidii Nanho Blue is a must-have butterfly bush for landscapes in zones 5 through 9. It grows quickly each spring and summer to a compact 5 to 6 feet high and 4 to 5 feet around. If you want to attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and songbirds to your yard, be sure to include several of these shrubs.
Sommerflieder / Schmetterlingsstrauch 'Nanho Blue' Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue' Baumschule
Buddleia, or Butterfly Bush, has been a garden sensation for centuries. They took the garden world by storm when they were first planted in England's Kew gardens in the 1880's. These shrubs grow from the ground to 4 or five feet tall in one season with hundreds of arching flowers covering the plants from summer to frost like a fountain. 'Nanho Blue' is a vigorous, compact, semi-evergreen shrub with arching branches bearing lance-shaped, grey--green leaves and dense, cylindrical panicles of fragrant, deep violet-blue flowers in from summer into autumn. Buddleja are nectar rich plants, which encourage benefical wildlife, such as ladybirds, lacewings and hoverflies into the garden. A deciduous shrub with neat, narrowly lance-shaped leaves and slender cylindrical panicles of light blue flowers in summer and autumn Other common names butterfly bush 'Nanho Petite Indigo' Synonyms Buddleja davidii 'Mongo' Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Petite Indigo' see more Buddleja davidii 'Petite Indigo' Join the RHS today and save 25% Join now < > Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue'): This shrubby perennial grows to a height of 5 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has mauve-blue flower spikes that measure 6 inches or longer, covered with hundreds of tiny florets that attract butterflies and hummingbirds from May through October.
Sommerflieder / Schmetterlingsstrauch 'Nanho Blue' Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue' Baumschule
Common Name: Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac. Silvery, willow-like foliage and a compact habit are the signature qualities of the Nanho group. If you are looking for a smaller, less wild-looking buddleia, this is the one for you. The silvery leaves provide the perfect backdrop for the soft lavender-blue flower panicles. The butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii) is a fast-growing shrub with masses of showy, fragrant flowers that attract pollinators. Planted in spring or fall before frost, this perennial will bloom from summer through autumn. Learn how to grow butterfly bush. Also called "summer lilacs," Buddleja are hardy to Zone 5 and remain evergreen from Zone 8 south.
Buddleia davidii v. nanhoensis 'Nanho Blue' (Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush) From the breeding program at the Boskoop Experiment Station in Holland comes a smaller leaved butterfly bush that still reaches 6' tall, contrary to some garden catalogs. The narrow silvery foliage is highlighted with the bluish flowers that are produced all summer. Buddleja nanho blue is a deciduous shrub native to China. It grows to a height of 3-4m and has a spread of 2-3m. The leaves are lanceolate, 10-15cm long and 3-5cm wide, and are dark green with a paler underside. The flowers are borne in dense clusters of 20-30, each flower being 15-20mm long and blue with a purple tinge.
Buddleja davidii Plant Nanho Blue Suttons
Buddlejas are tolerant summer-flowering shrubs, easy to grow and easy to prune. And while old varieties can produce a heavy crop of seeds which help the plants become invasive in mild areas, in recent years safe-to-plant modern varieties have been developed that produce no seeds at all. Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue' Buddleia, Butterfly Bush Hardy FROM £29.99 100% (3 Reviews) Garden Club Members Price: FROM £26.99 JOIN TODAY Ideal for the back of a large border Plumes of lavender blue flowers Fragrant, nectar rich blooms Delivery Information View Product Description Out of Stock
