Royal Red Butterfly Bush

Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red'

Pronunciation: BUD-lee-uh da-VID-ee-eye
SKU #01356
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LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 3 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Fast growing; reaches 6 to 8 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide.
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Description Spectacular summer color from conical clusters of rich, purple-red flowers. The nectar-rich flowers have a splendid fragrance. A beautiful selection with a naturally relaxed habit giving it a loftier, shorter appearance than taller varieties. A good background or accent plant for a perennial border or cutting garden. Deciduous.
Bloom Time Midsummer through fall
Deciduous/Evergreen Deciduous
Special Features Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care, Waterwise, Attracts Pollinators, Fast Growing
Problems/Solutions Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth Rate Fast
Growth Habit Vase-Shaped
Flower Attributes Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers
Landscape Use Border, Container, Hedge, Privacy Screen
Flower Color Purple
Foliage Color Gray-green
Companion Plants Black-Eyed-Susan (Rudbeckia); Milkweed (Asclepias); Heliotrope (Heliotropium); Tickseed (Coreopsis); Coneflower (Echinacea); Salvia (Salvia)
Care Instructions 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.
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DescriptionSpectacular summer color from conical clusters of rich, purple-red flowers. The nectar-rich flowers have a splendid fragrance. A beautiful selection with a naturally relaxed habit giving it a loftier, shorter appearance than taller varieties. A good background or accent plant for a perennial border or cutting garden. Deciduous.
Bloom TimeMidsummer through fall
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesAttracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care, Waterwise, Attracts Pollinators, Fast Growing
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateFast
Growth HabitVase-Shaped
Flower AttributesFlowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Hedge, Privacy Screen
Flower ColorPurple
Foliage ColorGray-green
Companion PlantsBlack-Eyed-Susan (Rudbeckia); Milkweed (Asclepias); Heliotrope (Heliotropium); Tickseed (Coreopsis); Coneflower (Echinacea); Salvia (Salvia)
Care
Care InstructionsPrefers 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.

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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.