Zone: 5
Growth: Woody-branched vase-shaped shrub with gracefully arched branches, up to 3 meters tall x same wide
Foliage: Grey-green lance-shaped deciduous leaves
Flower: Small clustered mauve to purple blossoms with orange centers on long panicles. Sweetly scented but not overpowering.
Light: Full to part sun
Soil: Well-drained; can take drought once well-established
Garden site: Shrub or perennial border; focal point for late summer attraction to hummingbirds and butterflies
Buddleia davidii (Butterfly bush)
C$30.00Price
In colder climates, shrub will die back to ground in winter. Named varieties come in many colors and various heights. Pruning hard stimulates growth of new stems and more prolific blooming.
