Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii
Zones 5–9perennial72" tall🐝 pollinator
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Peak bloom: August
How to plant
Plant in spring. Cut back hard each spring for more blooms. Choose sterile 'Lo & Behold' cultivars to avoid invasiveness.
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Spacing
- 60" between plants
- Mature height
- 72"
- Row placement
- back of bed
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