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Buddleja davidii 'Windy Hill'

Also Known As

  • Buddleia davidii 'Windy Hill'
  • Windy Hill Butterfly Bush

Plant type

shrub

size

  • H: 5'-8'
  • W: 6'

planting zones

  • 5a-8b

Buddleja davidii 'Windy Hill' plant details

Buddleja davidii 'Windy Hill' is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In summer purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular - occasional water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Buddleja davidii 'Windy Hill'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: scrophulariaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 6 FT wide, 5 FT - 8 FT - tall
Flowers: purple blooms in summer
Uses: cutting garden, fall color, fragrant, long-blooming

GROWING CONDITIONS for Buddleja davidii 'Windy Hill'

USDA Zones: 5a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - occasional
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Windy Hill butterfly bush has lavender flower heads and, like all butterfly bushes, it has the flower power one craves - reblooming freely on new growth from summer through fall, as long as it's actively growing (it flowers on new growth). Where perfectly cold hardy this is a large shrub; in colder regions of zone 5, treat it like a perennial and watch it grow 4-5' during the summer. The cultivar 'Windy Hill' is the most cold hardy butterfly bush, says every writer over and over. We'd like to add that in our nursery it surprised us by staying more semi-evergreen and starting to shoot out new growth way before our other types. Even in a 1-gallon pot we see that it really is more cold hardy, to the point of being adamantly more cold hardy. So, what does that mean for you? It means that we now believe the hype that it is who it says it is.

By: Cutting Edge Plants

Gardening facts about Buddleja davidii 'Windy Hill' plant

How to Grow Buddleja davidii 'Windy Hill'

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun
  • Water Needs

    • regular - occasional
  • Soil Needs

    • adaptable
    • average
    • well-drained

Features

  • Flower Color

    • purple
  • Wildlife

    • bees
    • butterflies
    • hummingbirds
    • deer resistant
  • Flower Season

    • summer
  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Foliage Season

    • deciduous
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