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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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Key Feature
Feature
Colorful Waterwise Shrub
Light Needs
Feature
Full sun
Landscape Uses
Feature
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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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5 - 9
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