The beautifully blooming buddleia (Buddleja davidii) looks best as a solitary plant in the middle of a colorful perennial bed. You can also enjoy the splendor of the flowers if you plant the flowering bush - perhaps together with other flowering bushes - in a fragrant hedge. This also has the advantage that a privacy screen can be quickly set up due to the rapid growth of the buddleia - Buddleja grows up to 150 centimeters in height per year.
How do I plant a buddleia hedge?
To plant a buddleia hedge, choose a sunny location with well-drained, sandy soil. Plant in spring 80-100cm apart or in staggered rows. Combine different Buddleja davidii varieties or other flowering shrubs, such as wild roses, scented jasmine or panicle hydrangea.
Location
The ideal location for such a hedge is in full sun - buddleia likes it sunny and warm. You can also plant the bushes in light partial shade, but the flowers will not be as magnificent there. The soil is ideally permeable, rather sandy and poor. However, the buddleia cannot tolerate heavy, moist soils - for example those that contain a lot of loam or clay.
Planting time
Plant the hedge in spring if possible so that the plants have enough time to grow until autumn. The perfect time for this is around the end of March / beginning of April, as planting later delays growth and flowering. However, pay attention to any late frosts that may occur, where you will have to protect the young plants by covering them with fleece.
Planting spacing
Depending on the variety, buddleia grows up to 300 or even 400 centimeters high and needs a lot of space. To create a hedge, you can also place the bushes closer together, up to 80 centimeters apart - or staggered in two rows, 90 to 100 centimeters apart. This variant has the advantage that the individual bushes each have enough space and do not have to crowd each other, but at the same time you still create an opaque hedge.
Combination options
A combination of different colored flowering varieties of Buddleja davidii is very pretty, which also has the advantage that they bloom at the same time. You can also combine the buddleia with other flowering shrubs, for example with
- Wild roses, such as apple or potato roses (Rosa rugosa) or dog roses (Rosa canina)
- Scented jasmine, Philadelphus coronarius grows up to 80 centimeters per year and flowers white
- Pranicle hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata harmonizes wonderfully with the buddleia
- Garden marshmallow, also blooms quite late in the year
- Wigshrub, impressive with its sprawling growth and bright flower colors
Tip
You don't have to put together flowering shrub hedges yourself, because many garden providers put together ready-made hedge packages for you from matching species and varieties.
