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Ellen's Blue Butterfly Bush
Also Known As:
Summer LilacBotanical Name:
Buddleia davidii 'Ellen's Blue'- Long, upright panicles of fragrant, true blue florets
- Arching branches display gray-green leaves
- Attractive to butterflies
- Popular as a fresh cut flower
- Bloom Time: Midsummer to mid-fall
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Hardiness Zone
5
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Flower Colour
- Blue
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Height
150 cm-175 cm
Width
Spread
120 cm-150 cm
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Sunny
Exposure
- Full Sun
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Soil Moisture
- Moist to Average
- Well-drained
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Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts Butterflies
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Growth Rate
- Fast
Palette
Foliage Colour
- Gray
- Green
Cruelty_Free
Critter
- Deer Resistant
- Rabbit Resistant
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Attributes
- Cut Flower/Foliage
- Deciduous
- Fragrant
- Long Blooming
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Flowering Time
- Summer
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Shape
- Rounded
- Vase-shape
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Garden Uses
- Specimen
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Growing Tips & Maintenace
- Plant in a well-drained soil, in full sun. Removing spent flower spikes will promote additional blooming. Prune back in late winter to maintain shape, and encourage growth and flowering for the following season.
Note
Additional Notes
- Invasive species. Detractor: Butterfly Bush benefits pollinators at only one stage of their life cycle. It attracts butterflies because it provides copious nectar. However, butterflies need host plants on which to lay eggs and on which their caterpillars feed. Not a single native caterpillar eats Butterfly Bush leaves. Its invasive tendencies displace native shrubs that are essential food sources for caterpillars which, if they don't feed birds, become butterflies. Consider alternatives: Clethra alnifolia, Itea virginica, Syringa patula Miss Kim, Cephalanthus occidentalis, or perennials Liatris spicata, Echinacea, Asclepias spp, Eupatorium spp, Agastache, Monarda, Helenium.
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Ellen's Blue Butterfly Bush
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