Butterfly Bush (Purple)

COMMON NAME: Butterfly Bush (Purple)

BOTANICAL NAME: Buddleia davidii

DESCRIPTION: A sprawling shrub that is deciduous in cooler zones. Produces amazing purple flowers that form in a cone shape. Its foliage is a unique silvery-blue. The flowers produce an intoxicating scent that attracts butterflies.

HEIGHT: Can sprawl its way to over 1 metre.

WIDTH: Spans to about 70cm.

CLIMATE INFO: Grows well in most zone. Does great in full sun. The plant has a longer season in the warmer zones. Well drained soils to stop rot.

GARDEN USES: Great butterfly attractor. A brilliant specimen due to its amazing flowering.

CULINARY USES: N/A.

CONTAINER TYPE: 55mm Nursery Tube. (Tube diagonal width is 55mm, Tube height is 85mm).

CURRENT PLANT HEIGHT: Approximately 100mm to 150mm.

                       (Seasonal pruning and/or packaging may occasionally reduce height)

PROPAGATION TYPE: Cutting grown.