General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
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| Plant Height: |
5'-8' |
| Plant Spread: |
5'-8' |
| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on new wood
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| Flower Color: |
Pink
Purple
Red
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| Flower Time: |
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
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| Uses: |
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
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| Containers: |
Not suitable for containers
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| Awards and Recognitions: |
RHS AGM
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| Child plants: |
one child plant |
- Butterfly Bush
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- Orange-eye Butterfly Bush
Posted by
Skiekitty (Denver Metro - Zone 5a) on Jan 23, 2012 4:52 PM concerning plant:
I have found this to be a very dependable plant. It grows super quick, the smell is heavenly, and isn't too fussy about soil conditions or types of soil. All that said, it does NOT like to be transplanted. If you're going to purchase one, buy a SMALL plant. Big plants will NOT grow in my experience! I tried with about 10 different buddleias and every single one of them died. Smaller plants (like 1gal pots or smaller) seem to do OK, though.
Posted by
tantefrancine (Falls Church, VA) on Jul 19, 2020 1:38 PM concerning plant:
I just read this article by Leah Zerbe from Yahoo.
My own experience, why I do not like it:
I used to have 1 plant, then I realized that I had 3 more. I decided I did not like it. I dug them all out, and later on I found 2 more, and I also took them out. I planted mine in full sun and it grew very fast. The article above makes sense to me.
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| flaflwrgrl |
On October 29, 2014 |
Obtained plant
From Santa Rosa Gardens in pot. |
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