Pink Delight Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii 'Pink Delight'
Spectacular summer color from conical clusters of bright pink flowers. Terrific fragrance attracts butterflies. Good background or accent plant with a compact habit of growth. Deciduous.
| Synonym: | Buddleia |
| Botanical Pronunciation: | BUD-lee-a da-VID-i |
| Key feature: | Attracts Butterflies |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast grower to 6 to 8 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Flower attributes: | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Easy Care, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Windbreak |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Mid-summer through fall |
| Foliage color: | Gray-green |
| Item no.: | 1379 |
| Retailers for this plant: |
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. Pruning time: fall after flowering.
Spectacular summer color from conical clusters of bright pink flowers. Terrific fragrance attracts butterflies. Good background or accent plant with a compact habit of growth. Deciduous.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. Pruning time: fall after flowering.
| Synonym: | Buddleia |
| Botanical Pronunciation: | BUD-lee-a da-VID-i |
| Key feature: | Attracts Butterflies |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast grower to 6 to 8 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Flower attributes: | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Easy Care, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Windbreak |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Mid-summer through fall |
| Foliage color: | Gray-green |
| Item no.: | 1379 |
print this page
elsewhere in
explore plant
elsewhere in
plant catalog
explore plant
collections
Monrovia soil products
The best fertilizer to use with this plant is All-Purpose Plant Food.view soil products