Buzz® Midnight Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
Buddleia davidii Midnight
SKU: HC017761
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Overview
Buzz® 'Midnight' Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii) is an exciting compact butterfly bush with magnificent jewel-tones of rich purple and blue flowers that shower the garden with color and a sweet honey scent from early summer to late fall. A powerful attractor of butterflies and hummingbirds, it’s also deer and rabbit resistant. A perfect easy-to-grow upgrade for the perennial bed, container, hedge, or border.
key features
Botanical Name
Buddleia davidii Midnight
Growing Zones
Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9
Advantages
Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Easy To Grow, Long Bloom Time, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Container Planting
Soil Moisture
Waterwise, Average, Moist / Wet
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Mature Height
36-48" tall
Bloom Time
Early summer to late fall
SKU
HC017761
Description
(36-48" tall x 30-36" wide) Buzz® 'Midnight' Butterfly Bush showers the garden in deep purple-with 6-8-inch lance-shaped tapered flowers. Blooming from early summer to late fall, 'Midnight' will create a colorful backdrop to summer’s flowers. This compact shrub with grey-green foliage grows to 3-4 feet tall and is a good fit for a small garden, container, or any setting where it can shine. The sweet honey-scented flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Just deadhead spent blooms to keep more flowers coming. Plant them in groups or as a hedge where they can showcase a cutting garden or edge a path. Plant 'Midnight' in compost-enriched soil with good drainage in a sunny location (some shade is okay). Water well to establish, it likes moderately moist soil, but once established it is quite drought tolerant. In mid-spring, cut stems back to 3 inches tall to stimulate new growth and even more flowers. Deer and rabbit resistant, this butterfly magnet will keep you in bouquet-worthy blossoms almost all season long. Hardy in zones 5-9.
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