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Description

A splendidly tall, erect shrub - Buddleia davidii �Berries and Cream� is an exciting new take on the traditional purple or white varieties that we�re all used to seeing. With its long, arching conical summer flowerheads that grow to 20cm (8in) long covered in hundreds of tiny, yellow throated magenta-pink and white florets, �Berries and Cream� is instantly striking and unlike any other Buddleia. A real talking point! Exceptionally free flowering from July to September, it�ll be irresistible to bees and butterflies. In fact, during six years of trials by its expert breeder, Peter Moore, it attracted more butterflies than any other cultivar - great news for wildlife and even more reason to plant �Berries and Cream� in your garden! Extremely hardy, �Berries and Cream� will thrive in full sun or partial shade in any well drained soil. It can be grown in a pot, which will limit its size, and is an impressive plant for the back of a border. Already a prolific flowerer, deadheading will encourage even more. A deciduous shrub, in autumn the foliage turns to warm shades of orange and yellow before falling. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant, growing to a height of 2.5m and width of 1.5m.

Top Tips

Buddleia plants are low maintenance, but they do benefit from pruning in early spring to maintain a nice compact plant.

Care Information

To plant, firstly water your potted plant well.
Dig a hole a little deeper and three wider than the nursery pot.
Remove the plant from its pot and tease out some of the roots.
Place your plant in the hole at the same level at the pot then refill the hole with the earth removed.
Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball and water well before adding a mulch around the base of the plant.
Water well until established.
Plant Buddleia in garden borders in any moist, well drained garden soil, in full sun or semi-shade.
'Berries and Cream� can also be grown in large patio container, just be sure to use a soil-based compost.
Prune Buddleia hard in March once the hardest frosts are over, as the new growth begins to show. Firstly, remove any dead, diseased, damaged, or weak stems, before pruning all off the remaining stems back to form a low framework.
Drought tolerant once established.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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