Petite Plum® Dwarf Butterfly Bush

Buddleja davidii nanhoensis 'Monum'

Sku #1376

A spectacular compact shrub with dense, cone-shaped clusters of lightly fragrant, plum-purple blooms accented by soft, gray-green foliage. Use in mass plantings to create a colorful landscape accent or to provide colorful screening during the warm summer months. Deciduous.

Light Needs

Partial to full sun

Light Needs
Water Needs

Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
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Key Feature

Showy Flower Clusters

Light Needs

Partial to full sun

Landscape Uses

Border, Container, Cutting Garden, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Mass Planting, Privacy Screen, Specimen, Urban Garden

Watering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.

Botanical Pronunciation:BUD-lee-uh da-VID-ee-eye nan-ho-EN-sis

Plant type:Shrub

Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous

Sunset climate zones:3 - 24, 28 - 35, 37, 39

Growth habit:Compact

Growth rate:Fast

Average landscape size:Quick, compact growth; reaches 5 ft. tall and wide.

Special features:Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, Fast Growing, Waterwise

Foliage color:Gray-green

Blooms:Midsummer through Fall

Flower color:Purple

Flower attributesFlowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers

Garden styleCottage, Mediterranean, Rustic

Design IdeasDwarf butterfly bush is perfect for bringing butterflies into the garden and up close to the house. Use in sideyards where flowers are held up at window level. An deal choice for breaking up long runs of fence. Particularly attractive along picket fences and lattice where airy, open character is a good fit. Fast growth is a super filler for newly constructed home sites. An essential in the wildlife and habitat garden. A casual cottage and country garden performer with the bonus of butterflies at bloom time for family fun.

Companion PlantsTickseed (Coreopsis); Bee Balm (Monarda); Coneflower (Echinacea); Butterfly Weed (Asclepias); Salvia (Salvia); Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)

Care

Care Information

Prefers well-drained, fertile soil. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. Clip spent flowers to promote continued bloom. May die to the ground in colder zones, regrowing from the roots in spring. Elsewhere, prune in late fall or early spring. Feed in spring.Pruning time: in mild winter areas: fall after flowering or late winter.

History & Lore

History:

Buddleja davidii is a species native to China where it grows in thickets on river banks. It was first discovered by Jesuit missionaries, the first westerners to enter that region. This species was named after one missionary botanist, Armand David who sent samples back to Jardin des Plantes in Paris. These remained a French plant until the end of the 19th century when specimens were sent to Kew where they became parent material for 20th century breeding. This plant is one of the dwarf nanohensis group developed by Monrovia Nursery.

Lore:

Butterfly bushes are the most important butterfly lure plants. Adults of all species flock to the blossoms to feed on the nectar.

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