Keep butterfly lilacs on the balcony

Beautiful varieties for the bucket - a selection

With a height of up to 300 cm and a width of 200 cm, the classic varieties of butterfly lilac are beyond the capacities on the balcony. In order not to forego the summer symphony of color and fragrance, dwarf varieties are available. We looked around and put together a selection for you to browse:

• Free Petite Snow White delights with white flowers from July to September; Height: 40-60 cm
• Petite Adonis Blue trumps with fragrant, blue flowers until October; Height: 60-90 cm
• Buzz Velvet flatters that eye with dark pink panicles from June to September; Height: 90-120 cm

If you are looking for a butterfly bush for the balcony in the classic color purple, you will find it at Buddleja davidii 'Buzz Violet'. From June to September, the 120 cm large flowering shrub boasts with its purple panicles, swarmed by countless butterflies.

Care tips for dwarf butterfly lilacs

With it a butterfly bush in the bucket If it thrives vigorously and freely, the container should have a volume of 30 to 50 liters. As a substrate, we recommend a potted plant soil, leaned with sand, supplemented with Perlite(€ 39.50 at Amazon *) Respiratory flakes. The maintenance program is very simple:

• If the earth is dry, water it thoroughly with normal tap water
• Liquid from May to September fertilize every 4 weeks
• Clean up withered flowers as soon as possible
• Repot every 1 to 2 years in spring

Before winter, you should ideally move the bucket into a light, frost-free area. For wintering outdoors, place the pot on bark mulch in a wooden box. Cover the substrate with leaves, straw or wood wool. When the temperatures rise in spring, the winter protection is removed. Now is the best time to cut the butterfly bush back to 20 to 50 cm.