Butterfly Bush - 'Petite' varieties
Buddleia davidii
Plant Facts
| Mature Height |
4 - 6 feet |
| Mature Spread |
3 - 5 feet |
| Soil Type |
adaptable |
| Moisture |
drought tolerant |
| Mature Form |
rounded, arching |
| Sun Exposure |
Full to part sun |
| Flower Color |
varies with variety |
| Fall Color |
yellowish |
| Foliage Color |
grayish-green leaves |
| Bloom Cycle |
Flowers all season long |
| Zones |
6-9 |
This large, easy to grow shrub is valued for its summer
flowers. The flower color varies with the cultivar but
Petite Snow has 6-8" snow white, cone-shaped flowers. Flowering occurs from
summer to fall.
Butterfly bush blooms best on new wood, which is the current season's growth. In winter or early spring,
cut off all the previous summer's growth, leaving about a foot of live buds behind to produce next year's growth. If you fail to do this the plants can grow into over-large thickets of spindly wood that won't produce the big bold flower clusters you want. In northern
climates, the shrub may simply die back to ground level
in the
winter. Also, butterfly bush is late to leaf out in the spring, so don,t give up on it - just give it more time!
The wonderfully fragrant flowers attract butterflies, hence
the common name, with the grayish-green
foliage providing a great background for the flowers.
Be prepared for an education because you will be pleasantly surprised at how many butterflies types show up that you may never have seen before!
Blushing Bride Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus 'Blushing Bride'
Plant Facts
| Mature Height |
8-12 feet |
| Mature Spread |
6-8 feet |
| Soil Type |
adaptable |
| Moisture |
drought tolerant |
| Mature Form |
upright, spreading |
| Sun Exposure |
Full to part shade |
| Flower Color |
pink |
| Fall Color |
yellow-green |
| Foliage Color |
medium to dark green |
| Bloom Cycle |
mid-summer thru fall |
| Zones |
5-9 |
Hibiscus is an easy-going shrub... maintenance free and drought resistant,
it is an ideal addition to foundation plantings, along driveways,
or in mixed borders.
Hibiscus is a sleepyhead that leafs out
late in the spring. Though normally large,
it can be kept smaller with trimming. Since it blooms on new growth,
there will still be plenty of flowering.
It can even be pruned into a small tree.
Blushing Bride hibiscus has 4-inch double pink flowers that fade to white. It blooms throughout summer and fall.
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