General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Plant Height: 3 to 5 feet (.9-1.5m)
Plant Spread: 3 to 5 feet (.9-1.5m)
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: Can.: 2638

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Trade name information:
Series: English Butterfly™
Trade Name: Purple Emperor
Cultivar name: 'Pyrkeep'
Common names
  • Butterfly Bush
Also sold as:
  • Buddleia
  • Buddlea

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Location: My zone 3a garden
Date: 2014-09-01
Location: My zone 3a garden
Date: 2014-07-11
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-09-25
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-09-25
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-07-10
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-05-13
Zone 9b
Location: My zone 3a garden
Date: 2014-09-10
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-09-25
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Brighton, MI
Date: 2010-08-15
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Brighton, MI
Date: 2010-08-15
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-07-21
Zone 9b. Maxed out at five feet as advertised.
Location: My zone 3a garden
Date: 2014-08-30

credit: Ptelea

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