Buddleja Black Knight - 30/40cm, 2lt

Buddleja 'Black Knight', or Butterfly Bush Black Knight, is a large, vigorous, fast-growing, deciduous shrub with bushy habit and arching stems. Its leaves are long, lance-shaped, dark green with white felted undersides. Mildly-fragrant, dark purple, almost black, flowers with orange-yellow centres are clustered in cone-shaped panicles. Very attractive to butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. Buddleja 'Black Knight' is easily grown. It prefers moist, well-drained soils in full sun. It tolerates partial shade but it becomes weedy and sparse, with much less flowers. Resistant to drought, generally pest-free and disease-free. Low maintenance. It may die to the ground in cold winters but emerge again in spring. Butterfly Bush Black Knight is best grown in informal, cottage, and wildlife gardens. It is perfect for a foundation shrub, an accent plant, or as a background in beds and borders.