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Butterfly Bush

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.

Companion Plants

Bluebeard

Burning Bush

Forsythia

Plant Details

  • 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

This plant also belongs to the following BloomIQ.com collections:

  • Susan K.'s collection
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