Buddleia has become an integral part of many gardens: it is very popular with gardeners, mainly because of its lush and long-lasting flowering. In addition, the shrub can be excellently combined with other shrubs, but also with perennials, herbs, ground cover and grasses.
Purple summer lilac can be beautifully combined with white flowering plants
Solitary or group planting?
Both as a solitaire and in a group - for example in a finely tuned perennial bed - the summer lilac cuts a fine figure. In the case of group plantings in particular, however, you should make sure that the focus is on the plant and that other perennials, shrubs, grasses and annual summer flowers are used as underplanting or framing. In addition, the summer lilac is very suitable for hedge planting, where you plant different colored varieties or different shrubs together. Always keep to the recommended planting distance.
The most beautiful combinations
The table gives you some suggestions for underplanting the summer lilac. The shrub also harmonises very well with grasses such as egret feather grass (Stipa gigantea), moor grass (Molinia caerulea), feather bristle grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) or Chinese reed (Miscanthus sinensis).
| German name | botanical name | growth | flower color | heyday | particularities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedding and hybrid tea roses | pink | bushy | various: white, yellow, pink, violet, apricot, multicolored | variable, mostly June - September | nice contrast to the summer lilac |
| lavender | Lavandula angustifolia | bushy, clumpy | violet, white | July August | spice plant |
| lemon balm | Melissa officinalis | bushy, clump-forming | White | June August | Fragrance and spice plant |
| sage | Salvia officinalis | clumpy | violet blue | June August | Varieties with variegated leaves |
| cranesbill | geranium | clumpy, branched | different: white, pink, violet | June July | native plant with delicate flowers |
| blood loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria | upright bushy growth | pink, violet | July September | prefers moist soil |
| daisy | Leucanthemum | clumpy, upright inflorescences | White | July August | striking contrast to summer lilac |
| coneflower | Rudbeckia | clumpy, upright inflorescences | yellow | August September | late flowering |
| mock coneflower | Echinacea | erect stems, clump-forming | White | July September | ancient medicinal plant |
| flame flower | phlox | loose, upright, clumpy | different | June August | numerous different varieties |
| Johannis herbs | Hypericum hiricinum | upright small shrub | yellow | July September | medicinal plant |
| beard flower | Caryopteris clandonensis | compact, bushy | different | August - October | intensely scented |
| Hot Stonecrop (Sedum Plant) | Sedum acre | different | yellow | June July | very undemanding plant |
| Japanese shrub spear | Spiraea nipponica | dense shrub | White | June July | also ideal for flowering hedges |
| cinquefoil | potentilla | bushy, clump-forming | different | June August | ideal for flowering hedges |
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Buddleja alternifolia can also be grown on a trellis as a climbing plant.