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    Buddleja macrostachya

    Also Known As

    • Buddleia macrostachya
    • Long Spiked Butterfly Bush

    Plant type

    shrub, perennial

    size

    • H: 20'
    • W: 10'

    planting zones

    • 7a-11

    Buddleja macrostachya plant details

    Buddleja macrostachya is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous perennial shrub with blue and green foliage. In spring cream and white flowers emerge. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and occasional water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, lean and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Buddleja macrostachya

    Plant type: perennial shrub
    Plant family: scrophulariaceae
    Foliage: deciduous blue and green
    Mature size: 10 FT wide, 20 FT tall
    Flowers: cream and white blooms in spring
    Uses: fragrant, unique

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Buddleja macrostachya

    USDA Zones: 7a - 11
    Sun exposure: sun
    Watering frequency: occasional
    Soil needs: average, lean and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Tall shrub or small tree, to 20' tall, with squarish, winged branches holding long, somewhat felted, green leaves and, from spring throughout the growing season, very long racemes of sweet, sweet, sweet flowers in creamy white with reddish throats. Will go to the ground at 20 °F, USDA zone 9, and become perennial, regrowing each year. Butterflies will love you. Scrophulariaceae

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Gardening facts about Buddleja macrostachya plant

    How to Grow Buddleja macrostachya

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun

    • Water Needs

      • occasional

    • Soil Needs

      • adaptable
      • average
      • lean
      • well-drained

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • white
      • cream

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • butterflies
      • hummingbirds

    • Flower Season

      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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    Zones

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    Zones

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    Width: 2'-3'

    • sun
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    Zones

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    • sun
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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

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