Petite Butterflies Sweet Pea Shrub
Polygala fruticosa 'Petite Butterflies'
Pronunciation: pol-ee-GAH-luh froo-tih-KOH-suh
SKU #03013
| Description | Masses of vibrant, purple-magenta, pea-like flowers will adorn the compact mound of gray-green foliage for much of the year. A wonderful patio container plant and useful for mass plantings or mixed into a flowering perennial garden. Evergreen. |
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| Light | Full sun, Partial sun |
| Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
| Blooms | Spring through summer. |
| Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 3 ft. tall and wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
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| Special Features | Compact Form |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Long Bloom Season, Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Container |
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| Design Ideas | Superior shrub for foundation planting under windows or at entry and porch. Blooming plants are bright enough to provide a more long range focal point. Essential to the shrub border but also works well in the back of perennial borders for mass. Makes a good accent for softening corners and framing art and other focal points. Great choice for romantic cottage garden compositions and causal country gardens along picket fences or rails. |
| Flower Color | Purplish-pink |
| Foliage Color | Gray-green |
| Companion Plants | Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Penstemon (Penstemon); Catmint (Nepeta); Salvia (Salvia); Canna (Canna) |
| Care | Provide organically rich, well-drained soil. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates mild drought in temperate coastal regions. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 9-10
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101 Market 8980 Quantrelle Ave. N.e.
Otsego, MN 55330 -
14th Street Garden Center 793 Jersey Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07303 -
3rd Avenue Floral & Greenhouse 1110 3rd Ave. West
Dickinson, ND 58601