Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 4 to 6 feet, will attain heights to 12 feet if not pruned back each year. |
Plant Spread: | 4 to 5 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Yellow Other: 4 to 6 inch long panicles of small blooms that are yellow with an orange eye. |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
Parentage: | Buddleja davidii x Buddleja globosa |
Child plants: | 3 child plants |
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