Buddleja davidii

Also Known As

Buddleia davidii
Butterfly Bush

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 10'
W: 6'

planting zones

6a-8b

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Buddleja davidii plant details

Buddleja davidii is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In spring and summer blue, lavender, magenta, pink, purple and white 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

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: scrophulariaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 6 FT wide, 10 FT tall
Flowers: blue, lavender, magenta, pink, purple and white blooms in spring and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Buddleja davidii

USDA Zones: 6a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - occasional
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A hardy, quick growing, evergreen, butterfly attracting shrub, with pairs of white backed, lance shaped leaves clothing the woody stems. Dense, conical sprays of small, tubular, four petalled flowers in a wide range of colours from blue through to pink, white, puple and wine red, though most commonly a blue mauve.Trim lightly after each flush of flowers, or it can be pruned back to ground level when in active growth to encourage vigorous new basal shoots.Plants under this name can be any of the named cultivars we sell, cuttings of superior unnamed plants or seedlings found in the nursery.