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Buddleia 'Dreaming Purple'
A compact trailing buddleia, the perfect size for pots, flowering long and hard through summer and autumn. More
| 3 young plants 190423-3 | £13.95 |
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| 5 young plants 190423-5 | £21.95 |
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| 1 x 9cm pot, for spring/summer planting 190423-1 | £6.50 |
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| 1 x 2 litre pot, for spring/summer planting 190423-2L | £12.50 |
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Or buy this as part of our Scented Purple Pot Collection.
More Details
A compact, trailing buddleia, the perfect size for pots, flowering long and hard through summer and autumn. It will be covered in butterflies and bees on a sunny day.
| Genus | Buddleia |
| Variety | Dreaming Purple |
| Type | Deciduous Sub-shrub |
| Common Name | Butterfly Bush |
| Border Position | Middle |
| Soil Type | Fertile, Neutral |
| Scent | Scented |
| Site | Full Sun, Shelter |
| Moisture | Well-drained |
| Height | 45cm (18in) |
| Spacing | Trailing 60cm (24in) |
| Sowing, Seeds, Planting | As a general guide, we recommend about 9-10 seedlings or rooted cuttings per 40cm (16in) diameter pot and roughly half as many young plants or 9cm plants to fill a pot of the same size. When planting up your container use as big a pot as you can. Large volumes of compost will take longer to dry out and won't need to be watered so often. Put plenty of crocks in the bottom to aid drainage, then fill the pot with a quality peat free compost. Firm your plants in well and back-fill with compost, so there are no bare roots. These dry out very quickly. Water the plants in really well, then back-fill with a bit more compost if the surface has sunk more than an inch below the plant rim. |
| Care Tips | Water and dead-head as often as you can and start a weekly feed after about a month. Prune back hard in early spring. |
| Flowering | June - September |
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- Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
- Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
- Flowers/Harvest
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Buddleia 'Dreaming Purple' reviews
Average based on 39 reviews
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Reviewed 29th October 2019 by Joyce Healthy plants, a compact buddleia to grow in a pot, perfect for my small garden, and attraction for butterflies, lovely. |
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Reviewed 14th August 2019 by Margot Both plants have died. The plants were planted in a lawn, watered regularly for two week. One died. We continue looking after the other one and it died a week later. Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:"Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that your Buddleia failed to survive and have refunded you for them. Posted 16th August 2019 |
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Reviewed 9th August 2019 by Marion Could not rate this as it broke off very quickly in a wind and would not re establish. |
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Reviewed 6th August 2019 by Pauline One of the buddleia's seems to be dying off !! |
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Reviewed 6th August 2019 by Hilary beautiful trailing plant with a great scent which attract all sorts of insects, we saw a hornet moth alight on a flower last week. I will definitely use this again. |
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Reviewed 3rd August 2019 by Julie Slow to start but then grew well and a nice colour. |
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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Lynn It's ok an I'm Hoping for a pleasant display |
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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Hazel
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Florence Bought larger plant has been flowering for months really pleased with my buddleia would recomend |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by James Very nice quality and well wrapped |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Andrea
Looking good . |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Janet Planted in an old stone sink by front gate, they are great lovely colour and although tiny still attracting the butterflies and bees |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Jeanne Very healthy plant! Planted out and already growing really well! |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Coralie Too much excessive packaging and single use plastic for delivery. The plants themselves were fine. |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Amanda Well packaged. Healthy plants that established quickly and look marvellous in my giant pot. |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Margot Both plants have died. The plants were planted in a lawn, watered regularly for two week. One died. We continue looking after the other one and it died a week later. |
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Reviewed 11th December 2018 by Rowland
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Reviewed 21st November 2018 by Sara Beautiful, healthy plant. Arrived quickly & well packaged. |
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Reviewed 20th November 2018 by Ann A very mature plant which has performed well. |
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Reviewed 31st October 2018 by Suzanne
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Reviewed 3rd October 2018 by Alison Good strong plants. Look lovely in container on the patio. |
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Reviewed 3rd October 2018 by Mrs Gill The nemesia have been great and still going strong. The buddelia have flowered but not as much as expected, hence the 4 stars. |
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Reviewed 3rd October 2018 by Alice Very small plants that did not grow and did not grow. In the end they did produce some flowering shoots. But though ultimately quite tall, they were spindly and not very effective in my big vases of good compost! |
Buddleia ‘Dreaming Purple’
Reviewed 24th September 2018 by Helen Jones Bought as young plants. Potted them on and planted out into containers in full sun. Was thrilled with the results. All plants performed well and flowered for months. They also grew to a good size and cascaded over the containers as I had hoped. |
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Reviewed 21st September 2018 by Alison All three survived, one I gave to my daughter the other two have been brilliant |
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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Edith I put the buddlia in 3 different locations ,one flowered well the other 2 not very well. |
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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Linda
Only one is just hanging on. The other two are no more! Followed all the advice for success but no luck. Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:"Thank you for leaving your review. We are very sorry to hear of your disappointment with your Buddleia and have refunded you for them." Posted 7th November 2018 |
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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Julie EXCELLENT QUALITY AND REALLY GOOD SERVICE |
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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Phil
All three plants were very small when they arrived but never the less healthy looking. I followed the planting instructions. The three plants ended up planted in large containers. One is still alive but still only 4” tall. One I have dug up and placed in compost as it’s not showing any growth signs. There are a couple of green leaves but the root ball is tiny and all that’s left of the third one is the dried out stork so not very happy with my purchase. Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:"Thank you for leaving your review. We are very sorry to hear of your disappointment with your Buddleia and have refunded you for them." Posted 7th November 2018 |
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Reviewed 18th September 2018 by Pauline
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Reviewed 14th September 2018 by Ann Did not flower as well as expected! |
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Reviewed 12th September 2018 by Cathy Very slow to get going, although this could have been due to the hot weather in early summer. Much more bushy now but few flowers, as yet. |
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Reviewed 12th September 2018 by Sue The plant was quite small when delivered however I did complain and a larger plant was sent |
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Reviewed 5th September 2018 by Miss Walker Has performed well and is still flowering. |
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Reviewed 3rd September 2018 by Christopher
They have flowered well with a great scent. Very popular with bees and butterflies. However, one buddleia suddenly died for no obvious reason. I removed it and the others have been fine. |
very tiny plant
Reviewed 16th July 2018 by Ulrike Baranowski Cheap - so I suppose okay for the price - but be aware it arrives tiny - and unfortunately it broke as I potted it on. Trying to get it rerooted but I suppose it will not do this time round. |
Not sure what I've done wrong
Reviewed 7th June 2017 by Annabel Martin I had some last year and they were lovely. This year I received 10 of them and potted them up as soon as they arrived and kept them in the greenhouse until all danger of frost over. 7 of them are absolutely fine, looking healthy and happy, 3 just died. A 30% attrition rate seems a bit high and I wonder what I could have done to prevent it? Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:"Thank you for your feedback. Posted 17th July 2017 |
Super plants
Reviewed 9th September 2016 by Christine Carter These little Buddleia 'Dreaming Lavender' arrived as plug plants and I planted them up the same day. I am so pleased with them. They have flowered non-stop all summer long, and still going. I put them in hanging baskets, with fuscias. Although I think next season I will just have trailing greenery with them. The fuscias took over the baskets a bit! And the buddleia alone with just greenery will look glorious, with nothing to detract from the wonderful flowers produced. Will pot them out of the baskets before the weather gets too cold and put in a sheltered spot ready to plant up next year. They really are super plants. |
Size
Reviewed 1st May 2016 by Anne Despite them being sold as plug plants I was very disappointed with the size and although they are healthy enough they are not suitable for putting into a mixed combination of container plants as shown because they could well become smothered and then possibly die. I am sure they will be fine for next year but not convinced for this year. I am waiting for a replacement which I hope will be bigger Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:"Thank you for your feedback, sorry to hear that you are disappointed with the plug plants. If you space them 10-15cm apart this should prevent them from being over shadowed by the other varieties. This is our second year of doing this variety in plug plant form and they were very sucessful last year and should develop flowers for you in their first year and then go on to establish more year after year." Posted 20th May 2016 |
