Botanical Name: Buddleia Davidii

Buddleia Davidii

     Want a way to attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden? Then you won't want to miss planting this aromatic shrub. The drought tolerant Butterfly Bush attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and other beneficial insects to your garden bed. Covered in blooms from summer to frost, butterfly bush keeps color awash in the garden for months instead of weeks like some shrubs. Butterfly Bush flower fragrance is reminiscent of lilacs.

     Butterfly Bush has a fast growth rate, filling in any bare spot with ease. Attracts beneficial insects to the garden. Deciduous, though in milder climates may retain some leaves. Color range of blooms from seed is light lavender, purple, white, pink.  Mature size is 6-10', but can easily be kept pruned to desired height. Butterfly Bush is rated "easy" for starting from seeds. Plant some today!