General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 2 feet
Plant Spread: 2 - 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on new wood
Other: Continuous bloom or rebloomer
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 28,794; Can PBRAF

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Pugster Blue™
Cultivar name: 'SMNBDBT'
Common names
  • Butterfly Bush
Also sold as:
  • Buddleia
  • Buddlea
  • Rocketstar Indigo

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Location: Greenville, SC
Date: 2021-09-10
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2018-10-08
short plant with huge flowers
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-07-16
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-06-18

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christine2 On June 8, 2019 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
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