Butterfly bush

Tagged as: shrubs, Intermediate Sized, butterfly, Butterflies

Botanical Name:  Buddleia davidii
Common Name: Butterfly Bush

Updated 2/2012

'White Profusion' form	'Royal Red' flower

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Height: 6-8'  Spread: 5-8' Habit/Form: Upright spreading Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 5-9

Cultural Requirements: Full sun in well-drained, fertile soil; best pruned to ground in early spring to promote vigorous new growth and flowering.

Ornamental Characteristics: Long, upright panicles of flowers vary in color, depending upon cultivar; attracts butterflies; fragrant, blue-green foliage.

Nectar Source/Butterflies Attracted: Monarch, Buckeye, Black Swallowtail, Tiger Swallowtail, Pipevine Swallowtaild, Snout Butterfly, Great Spangled Fritillary, Pearl Crescent, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Common Checkered-Skipper, Nymphalids

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