Although it's been a while since I last had a flower on my garden's buddleias (I grow
Buddleia Davidii Nanho Blue and Buddleia Davidii Empire Blue), the Nanho Blue has some beautiful silver and quite hairy leaves on the tips of its branches. I wonder if they will last throughout winter as the shrub's large green leaves are being shed. It looks really pretty but, alas, the shrub will need pruning in spring to stop it getting over large and keep it in shape. Right now it is in a container but I think I ought to find a way to plant it in the garden next year.
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| Buddleia Davidii 'Nanho Blue' silver leaves |
Buddleias can tolerate hard pruning and it just encourages them to make more flowers. Davidii flower on present year's growth, hence spring pruning.
My Empire Blue does not have these silvery leaves.
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| Buddleia Davidii Empire Blue |
