Buddleja davidii 'Summer Beauty'

Known as the butterfly bush, Buddleja davidii bears conical, nectar-rich flowers, which attract butterflies and bees in late summer. Flowers come in a variety of colours including purple, blue, pink and white. Plants are easy to grow and thrive in almost any situation, but will attract more butterflies and bees if grown in full sun.

Buddleja davidii ‘Summer Beauty’ is a compact buddleia, bearing masses of fragrant, deep pink flowers in late summer, in contrast with narrow, green-grey leaves. Being smaller than most cultivars of Buddleja davidii, it’s perfect for growing at the front of a mixed herbaceous border, and is well suited to growing in a large container on the patio. To encourage later flowering (which benefits garden butterflies such as the small tortoiseshell), cut plants back to the base in May.