Buddleja Davidii

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Butterﬂy-bush

Cultivar Information

Approximately 180 cultivars and many more hybrids and hybrid cultivars. Listed below are the sterile cultivars available. * See specific cultivar notes on next page.

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Shrub > 8 feet Height: 3'-10' Leaves: Deciduous Shape: arching canes ground cover Ornamental Other:

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Full sun Hardy To Zone: 5b Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil (pH 5.0 to 8.0)

Insect Disease

No diseases listed

Bare Root Transplanting

Any

Other

New sterile cultivars are desirable where these plants may become invasive

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Moisture Tolerance

Occasionally saturated Consistently moist, Occasional periods of Prolonged periods of or very wet soil well-drained soil dry soil dry soil

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Cultivar Name Notes

Asian Moon 'Asian Moon': sterile cultivar; grows to 3 - 7' tall and 3 - 6' wide; purple flowers from mid-spring to mid-fall

Blueberry Cobbler 'Blueberry Cobbler' - part of the Flutterby Grand Series; height and spread 4-6';pale purple flowers

Peach Cobbler 'Peach Cobbler' - part of the Flutterby Grand Series; height and spread 4-6';pale pink flowers

Sweet Marmalade 'Sweet Marmalade' - part of the Flutterby Grand series; height and spread 4 - 6'; pale yellow-orange flowers; silver foliage

Tangerine Dream 'Tangerine Dream' - part of the Flutterby Grand series;height and spread 4-6';pale pale darker orange flowers; silver foliage

Vanilla 'Vanilla' - part of the Flutterby Grand series; height and spread 4 - 6';pale pale cream- white flowers; silver foliage

Flutterby Petite Snow Flutterby Petite 'Snow White' - dwarf, height and spread to 24 - 30"; loose racemes of White white flowers; flowers from late spring to early fall

Flutterby Pink Flutterby 'Pink' - part of the Flutterby Grand Series; 4 - 6'; pale pinkish-puple flowers

Blue Chip 'Blue Chip' - part of the Lo and Behold series; a complex hybrid; mostly sterile; dwarf to 30" tall; profuse blue-purple blooms from May to frost

Blue Chip Jr. 'Blue Chip Jr.' - part of the Lo and Behold series; a complex hybrid; mostly sterile; even more dwarf to 28" tall; profuse blue-purple blooms from May to frost

Ice Chip 'Ice Chip' - part of the Lo and Behold series; a complex hybrid; mostly sterile; dwarf to 30" tall; profuse white blooms from May to frost

Pink Micro Chip 'Pink Micro Chip' - part of the Lo and Behold series; a complex hybrid; mostly sterile; dwarf to 30" tall; profuse pinkish-purple blooms from May to frost

Purple Haze 'Purple Haze' - part of the Lo and Behold series; a complex hybrid; mostly sterile; dwarf to 30" tall; profuse deeper purple blooms from May to frost

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Buddleja davidii - Leaves

Buddleja davidii - Habit

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Buddleja davidii - Flowers

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Buddleja davidii - Habit

Buddleja davidii - Buds

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Buddleja davidii - Bark

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Buddleja davidii - Habit