Butterfly Bush
Common name
Butterfly Bush
Botanical name
Buddleia davidii
Variety
Nanho Purple
Zone
USDA Zone 5 (-20°F) to USDA Zone 9 (20°F).
Light
Sun
Height
5-7' (1.5-2 m)
Habit
Upright
Feed
Use an all-purpose in spring
Water
1-2 times per week
Bloom Color
Purple
Bloom Time
Summer-fall
Maintenance
Apply mulch
About
Sweetly fragrant flowers on compact plants attract a profusion of butterflies to your garden. Stunning in perennial or mixed shrub plantings, or in large groupings. Remove faded flowers for continuous bloom. Prune hard in early spring.
