Shrubs & garden character · Western North Carolina field companion

Hybrid butterfly bush

Buddleja

Good small-scale butterfly bush. Flowers on new wood; late-winter cutback. Needs full sun and drainage.

Sun Exposure: Full sun
Mature Height (ft): 2–3
Mature Width (ft): 2–3
Bloom Season: summer–frost

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Sun Exposure

Full sun

Growth Habit

Low, spreading to mounded

Mature Height (ft)

2–3

Mature Width (ft)

2–3

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Bloom Season

summer–frost

Bloom Color

Purple

Evergreen / Deciduous

Deciduous

WNC Notes

Good small-scale butterfly bush. Flowers on new wood; late-winter cutback. Needs full sun and drainage.

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