Lo & Behold® Blue Chip Jr. Butterfly Bush

Buddleja x 'Blue Chip Jr.' Plant Patent #26,581; Can. Plant Breeders Rights Applied For

Sku #40762

This new addition to the Lo & Behold® series is more compact than 'Blue Chip', with a dwarf, slightly spreading habit. Rich lavender blue flowers fragrant flowers provide color from summer until frost, without deadheading! 'Blue Chip Jr.' is a drought tolerant and deer resistant garden plant. Perfect for mass planting, perennial gardens and mixed borders. Deciduous.

Light Needs

Full sun

Light Needs
Water Needs

Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
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Detail

Key Feature

Colorful Waterwise Shrub

Light Needs

Full sun

Landscape Uses

Border, Container, Ground Cover, Hedge, Mass Planting

Watering Needs:Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.

Botanical Pronunciation:BUD-lee-uh

Plant type:Shrub

Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous

Growth habit:Compact, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate:Fast

Average landscape size:Fast growing; reaches 1 to 2 ft. tall and wide.

Special features:Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Compact Form, Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, Waterwise

Foliage color:Green

Blooms:Purple flowers, summer to fall.

Flower color:Purple

Flower attributesFragrant, Long Bloom Season, Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers

Garden styleCottage, Mediterranean, Rustic

Patent Act:Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.

Care

Care Information

Prefers well-drained, fertile soil. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish 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.

History & Lore

History:

Plantatarium Silver Medal winner, 2015.

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