This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: July to September
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  The bicoloured flowers of this new buddleja really caught our buyer's eye. They appear in tapering cone-shaped clusters up to 20cm in length, and they are packed with flowers - some solid purple, some solid white, but the majority being a mix of the two. A magnet to butterflies, it will add colour from midsummer to early autumn.
  
  
• Garden care: Prune back hard in March, removing all of the previous year's growth to three or four buds.