Potter's Purple Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii 'Potter's Purple'
Pronunciation: BUD-lee-uh da-VID-ee-eye
SKU #00288
| Description | Abundant 8-inch long purple flower panicles occur at the tips. Lance-shaped dark green leaves with silvery underside. Blossoms are a butterfly nectar source and lightly fragrant. Good fast-growing foundation shrub or background for borders. Deciduous. |
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| Light | Full sun, Partial sun |
| Watering | Water when top 3 inches of soil is dry. |
| Blooms | All summer if deadheaded |
| Mature Size | 6 to 8 ft. tall and wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
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| Special Features | Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Flower Attributes | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Windbreak |
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| Design Ideas | Big butterfly bushes make exceptional background foliage and flowers for more detailed foreground planting. Can be used as an informal hedge, screen or visual barrier. Belongs in wildlife gardens as a valuable nectar source. Rangy looks is perfectly matched with cottage style plantings. |
| Flower Color | Purple |
| Foliage Color | Dark Green |
| Companion Plants | For a riot of old fashioned cottage garden charm, plant with Magnus Purple Coneflower, (Echinacea purpureus 'Magnus'), Eveline Meadow Sage, (Salvia x 'Eveline'), Mandarin Honeysuckle, (Lonicera x 'Mandarin') and Fanfare Blanket Flower, (Gaillardia x 'Fanfare'). |
| Care | 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. Cut back hard in early spring, flowers in summer on new growth. |
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| Lore | Despite the fact that it is a Chinese native, Buddleja is a key nectar plant for America butterflies and belongs in all butterfly and wildlife gardens. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-9
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone:
Your climate may be too cold for this plant
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Jersey City, NJ 07303 -
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Dickinson, ND 58601
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