The Buddleia is an eye-catcher in the garden - not only because of the colorful flowers, but also because it attracts butterflies.
With these tips it will bloom even longer.
In summer, hobby gardeners can enjoy the butterflies, bumblebees and bees, which are magically attracted by the fragrant flowers of the buddleia.
Did you know that you can extend the flowering phase of the shrub with a few tricks?
We'll show you what's important.
Let buddleia bloom longer - by trimming in summer
You can keep your buddleia, also known as the butterfly bush, vital longer by
regularly removing the faded panicles
.
"If the buddleia is not cleaned, the shrub will be exhausted after the first flowering and will not continue to bloom," said MDR gardening expert Horst Schöne.
His advice: clean the bush once a week.
Radically cut back Buddleia in late winter
Another care measure that you should give your buddleia is the
radical pruning in late winter
.
Snap off everything that bloomed the previous year so that no more than three eyes remain on the shoots.
The scissors are placed just above a pair of eyes.
Also, you remove thinner shoots that grow inward.
This ensures that new, strong shoots grow, on which the new panicles then develop - the fresh flowers of the buddleia arise on this year's wood.
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Caring for Buddleia: Do not overdo it with fertilizing
A
moderate
amount of
fertilizer
is sufficient for the
buddleia
: too much of it makes the bushes large and heavy.
Due to the weight, the shoots become unstable and break off more easily.
Therefore, the lilac bush should be planted in nutrient-poor soil right from the start.
Also important for flowering: the summer lilac needs a lot of sun.
In shady locations, it puts more energy into the leaf mass than into the flower formation.
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