Butterfly Bush

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Sweetly fragrant flowers attract a profusion of butterflies to your garden. Lovely in perennial or mixed shrub plantings, or in large groupings. Remove faded flowers for continuous bloom. Prune hard in early spring. The best yellow-flowered variety.

Companion Plants

Spreading Juniper

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Spreading Juniper

Junipers are wonderfully easy to grow. There are many sizes and shapes available to fit any landscape need. Most are hardy, durable, and require little maintenance. Evergreen foliage contrasts strikingly with other juniper, redtwig dogwood, and barberry. Tolerates any well-drained soil type.

Spirea

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Spirea

Beautiful flowers in shades of pink to white attract butterflies to your garden. A lovely shrub for the mixed garden or landscape planting. Shear lightly after first flowering for best appearance. Hardiness and bloom time vary with variety.

Arborvitae

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Arborvitae

Handsome, large evergreen shrub or small tree with rich, attractive foliage. Though slow-growing, this hardy plant is an excellent choice for a hedge or shrub border. No pruning necessary.

Details

Common name

Butterfly Bush

Botanical name

Buddleia x weyeriana

Variety

Honeycomb

Zone

USDA 5 - 10

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Bloom color

Yellow

Bloom time

summer-fall

Light

sun

Height

6-8' (2-2.5 m)

Habit

arching

Water

1-2 times per week

Feed

in spring

Maintenance

apply mulch