Daydreams quickly come to mind when you surrender to the magical radiance of the buddleia. His picturesque overhanging flower spikes, which captivate butterflies, are his main argument with which he convinces plant lovers. Read below how buddleia can be combined.
Which plants go well with buddleia?
To successfully combine buddleia, consider flower color, flowering time and location requirements. Suitable planting partners are lavender, crabgrass, sedum, summer spar, roses, cranesbill, daisies and various ornamental grasses such as pennisetum or miscanthus.
What factors should you consider when combining buddleia?
A combination with buddleia, also known as butterfly lilac, is a success if you consider the following factors:
- Flower color: violet, pink, blue, red or white, rarely yellow
- Flowering time: July to September
- Location requirements: sunny and sheltered from the wind, permeable and nutrient-rich soil
- Growth height: up to 4 m
The number, color and size of the flowers put the butterfly lilac in the spotlight. When making combinations, take into account that the companion plants harmonize with them.
Depending on your preference, you can combine the buddleia with plants that bloom at the same time or at a different time.
In order not to detract from the stunning appearance of the buddleia, it is advisable to plant the companion plants at a sufficiently large distance. Please also note the height and the overhanging growth habit of the buddleia.
Combine buddleia in the bed or in the bucket
The buddleia expresses itself wonderfully with perennials and trees that display their flowers from summer to late summer. In addition, grasses and ground cover are also suitable for interacting with it. It is most beautiful when the buddleia sets the tone and other plants subordinate to it. Competitors who also like to be in the spotlight are not recommended for a combination.
Excellently suitable planting partners for the buddleia include:
- fingerbush
- Summer Spiere
- Lavender
- Bedding and noble roses
- High Stonecrop
- Storksbill
- Daisies
- Ornamental grasses such as pennisetum, miscanthus, switchgrass and wreath grass
Combine buddleia with lavender
A harmonious coexistence is created between the buddleia and the lavender when the lavender is used to underplant the shrub. Its deep purple goes well with pink, red, blue or purple-flowering buddleia. The lavender beautifies the lower area of the tree without distracting from its lovely grace.
Combine buddleia with crabgrass
As a loosely planted flower hedge, the buddleia and the cinquefoil come together in a very miraculous way. Exciting contrasts arise here. Combine a blue or purple buddleia with a sunny yellow flowering crab bush. At the same time, the two present their flowers and provide decorative accents.
Combine buddleia with stonecrop
Both the stonecrop and the buddleia attract butterflies almost magnetically. Choose a variety of sedum whose flower color matches that of buddleia and plant it below the flowering tree. The perennial can easily cope with the light shading.
Combine buddleia as a bouquet in the vase
You can place the flower-studded branches in a vase and emphasize the overall picture in a visually appealing way with summer flowers. Yellow summer flowers such as sunflowers and rudbeckia go well with the buddleia in the vase. A few grasses in between balance with the overhanging shape of the buddleia flower spikes and complete the overall picture.
- Yellow Coneflower
- Sunflowers
- miscanthus
- Pennisetum grass
- Roses
- Dahlias
