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Buddleja 'Purple Haze'

Also Known As

  • Buddleia 'Purple Haze'
  • Buddleja x 'Purple Haze'
  • Lo' & Behold® Purple Haze Butterfly Bush
  • Purple Haze Butterfly Bush

Plant type

shrub

size

  • H: 2'-3'
  • W: 4'-6'

planting zones

  • 5a-9b

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Buddleja 'Purple Haze' plant details

Buddleja 'Purple Haze' is a broadleaf deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub with blue and green foliage. In fall and summer purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees, beneficial insects, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something seaside / salt tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Buddleja 'Purple Haze'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: scrophulariaceae
Foliage: deciduous or semi-evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 4 FT - 6 FT - wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
Flowers: purple blooms in fall and summer
Uses: border plant, compact, cottage garden, cutting garden, dwarf, easy-to-grow, floriferous, fragrant, long-blooming

GROWING CONDITIONS for Buddleja 'Purple Haze'

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer, seaside / salt
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A compact, dwarf, horizontal selection that blooms continuously from summer to fall. Great as a accent plant or in mass as a border. A must have in your butterfly garden.
This exciting new Butterfly Bush produces loads of dark bluish purple, fragrant conical spikes of flowers from summer to fall on a weeping to mounding plant. Lo' & Behold® Purple Haze is sterile and so there won't be any unwanted surprise seedlings. Butterfly Bushes are easily grown, free flowering butterfly magnets and are moderately drought tolerant once well established. Deadheading is not required but removing spent flowers will help the plant look 'cleaner'. Buddleias can grow to become large shrub-like perennials in mild climates but most grow as herbaceous perennials in zone 6 and colder. In some states and counties Buddlejas are considered invasive, please check with your local state offices before purchasing. Buddleja is commonly spelled as Buddleia.

Gardening facts about Buddleja 'Purple Haze' plant

How to Grow Buddleja 'Purple Haze'

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun
  • Water Needs

    • regular
  • Soil Needs

    • well-drained
    • rich
  • Special Situation

    • seaside / salt tolerant

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
    • blue
  • Flower Color

    • purple
  • Wildlife

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

    • fall
    • summer
  • Foliage Season

    • deciduous
    • semi-evergreen

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