Butterfly Bush

Wait for the right time of year to prune.

Butterfly bush. The species plant grows to be 6 to 12 feet tall with a. Of the hundreds of kinds of butterfly bushes in the world most butterfly bush varieties available in commerce are variations of Buddleia davidiiThese shrubs grow to 20 feet 6 m tall. 1 3 m wide.

Butterfly bush are easy to grow but you do need to know a bit about their preferences and requirements to achieve maximum success. There are many cultivars of butterfly bush and exact traits vary from cultivar to cultivar. Gaura also known as butterfly bush is a perennial water-wise plant.

Buddleia davidii is a deciduous shrub with dark purple flowers that. Butterfly bush need full sun. 15 3 m tall and between 4 and 10 ft.

In fact Buddleja davidii the scientific name for butterfly bush has certain traits that. In warmer climates butterfly bushes soon grow into trees and develop rugged trunks that peel. Butterfly bush is a multi-stemmed shrub.

There are regions where the threat of invasive spreading is lower due to climate or availability but some gardeners still choose to steer clear. When we say full sun we mean it butterfly bush require a minimum of 8 hours of bright sunlight. Butterfly bush has been declared invasive in many regions including much of the Pacific Northwest parts of coastal California and along the eastern seaboard.

The plants have an arching habit thats appealing especially as a background in informal flower borders. Butterfly bush BuddlejaBuddleia is a genus of hardy flowering plants that produce appealing fragrant flower heads known for attracting butterflies and other insectsDespite being considered invasive by many ecologists their striking appearance has helped them maintain their popularity in ornamental gardening. Each Butterfly Bush produces over 100000 seeds and they are distributed in the wind so even though you may not see seedlings popping up in your garden your Butterfly Bush is probably responsible for spreading devastation in natural areas like stream banks and disturbed industrial sites.