| Botanical Name: | Buddleja davidii |
| Life Cycle: | perennial shrub |
| Planting Time: | spring or fall |
| Height: | 4' to 10' |
| Exposure: | full sun |
| Soil: | rich, moist, well-drained soil; drainage is a must |
| Hardiness: | zones 5 to 9 |
| Bloom Time: | late spring to early summer |
| Flower: | pink, fuchsia, light blue, lavender flowers on spikes |
| Foliage: | green |
| Propagation: | seeds, semi-hardwood cuttings |
| Suggested Use: | shrub (south of zone 6 ) or perennial (northern zones) for foundation plantings, butterfly gardens or backdrops for beds and borders |
| Growing Hints: | Start indoors from seeds in mid to late winter, purchase small potted plants (they grow fast), or start from semi-hardwood cuttings in early spring or fall. Plants make flowers on new stems so cut them back hard each spring (to the ground in the North and to a foot above ground in the South). |
| Interesting Facts: | For continuous flowers all summer, trim spent flower clusters off just above a set of leaves and plants will send out two new spikes to replace the one you cut off. As they name suggests, the Butterfly Bush is very attractive to butterflies. |
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