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getting into butterfly gardening, you've got to get a butterfly
bush! Butterfly bushes (Buddleia davidii) rank high on the list of hummingbird and butterfly attracting plants. They usually bloom from mid July through frost, producing abundant flower spikes which look and smell somewhat like miniature lilacs. Butterfly bushes are hardy in zones 5-9. They sometimes die back to the ground during the winter and then sprout new growth in May or June. Even with a late start in spring though, they grow rapidly and reach a large size before blooming begins in July. Butterfly Bushes are deer resistant and drought tolerant. |
We ship
Butterfly Bushes from May through October. |
BUTTERFLY
BUSHES Available For |
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| Genus, Species | Description | Price |
| Buddleia
davidii 'White Profusion' Our 2010 crop is very nice! 'White Profusion' Butterfly Bush |
Large
white flower spikes. Grows 5'-7' high. |
$7.00 each |
| Buddleia
davidii 'Harlequin'
'Harelquin' Butterfly Bush |
Variegated
foliage (green/white). Magenta flower spikes. Grows 5'-6' high. |
Sold
Out. May be more in September |
| Buddleia
davidii 'Peacock'
'Peacock' Butterfly Bush |
Large pink
flower spikes. Grows 4'-5' high. |
Sold Out. |
| Buddleia
davidii 'Black Knight'
'Black Knight' Butterfly Bush |
Deep
blue-black flowers. Grows 5'-7' high. |
Sold Out. May be more in September |
| Buddleia x
weyeriana 'Honeycomb''
'Honeycomb' Butterfly Bush |
Yellow flowers.
Grows 5'-7' high. Note: Yellow Butterfly Bushes do not attract many butterflies, but they do attract honey bees. |
$5.00 each |
| Buddleia
davidii ''Attraction'
'Attraction' Butterfly Bush |
Large magenta flower
spikes. Grey-green foliage Grows 10'-12' high. |
Sorry,
not available. |
| Buddleia
davidii ''Lochinch'
'Lochinch' Butterfly Bush |
Lavender flower
spikes. Grey-green foliage Grows 4'-5' high. Nice Plants! |
$5.00 each |
| Buddleia
davidii 'Butterfly Heaven'
'Butterfly Heaven' Butterfly Bush |
Lavender
flower with orange eye, silvery foliage. Grows 5'-7' high. |
Sold Out. |
| Buddleia
davidii 'Santana'
'Santana' Butterfly Bush |
Variegated foliage (green/yellow).
Magenta
flower spikes. (Rose's opinion: not nice
plants) Grows 5'-7' high. |
Sold Out. |
| Buddleia
davidii 'Nanho Purple'
'Nanho Purple' Butterfly Bush |
Long
purple spikes. Silvery foliage Grows 4'-5' high. |
Sold Out. |
| Buddleia
davidii 'Asian Moon'
'Asian Moon' Butterfly Bush |
Lavender
flower spikes. Grows 4'-5' high. |
$5.00 each |
| Buddleia
davidii 'Royal Red'
'Royal Red' Butterfly Bush |
Magenta flower spikes. Grows 5'-6' high. |
$5.00 each |
| Buddleia
davidii 'Pink Delight'
'Pink Delight' Butterfly Bush |
Large
pink flower spikes. Grows 5'-7' high. |
$5.00 each |
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Check Out the Special Offers near the bottom of this page. |
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| 'Pink Delight' Butterfly Bush | 'Black Knight' Butterfly Bush | 'Santana' Butterfly Bush | 'Honeycomb' Butterfly Bush |
The Butterfly Bushes listed above are shipped in 3" to 4" deep pots or nursery liners. They are small when shipped, but most will grow 15" - 20" high this summer and all should bloom this summer! By next summer, they should be 3 to 4 feet high and attract butterflies and hummingbirds like a magnet. We ship via USPS Priority Mail.
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We Offer These Flowering Bushes too: |
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'Double Knock Out' Rose
(Rosa 'Double Knock Out') 'Double Knock Out' Rose is a landscape shrub Rose which was just introduced a few years ago and is a true garden champion. 'Double Knock Out' grows 24" - 26" high and produces miniature rich cherry red flowers from late spring thru fall. Disease resistant and easy to grow in full sun. Perfect for small gardens and containers. Perennial, zones 4-9. Sold Out for 2010. |
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Blue Mist Spirea (a.k.a. Bluebeard)(Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Longwood Blue') A fast growing shrub maturing at 36"-42" high and wide, Bluebeard produces steel blue flowers late August thru September. It is heat tolerant and deer resistant. Here at Rose Franklin's Perennials, we often have Monarch butterflies feasting on the nectar of our Bluebeard bushes. Perennial shrub, zones 5-9. $7.00 each |
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'Snow
Fairy' Bluebeard(Caryopteris divaricata 'Snow Fairy') A fast growing shrub maturing at 36"-42" high and wide, 'Snow Fairy' Caryopteris produces soft blue flowers late August thru September. It is heat tolerant and deer resistant. Having beautiful variegated foliage, it is a wonderful accent plant with or without flowers! Perennial shrub, zones 6-9. $6.00 each |
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Beautyberry(Callicarpa dichotoma)) Beautyberry is a hard-to-find shrub which grows to about 48" high and wide. Tiny white flowers yield clusters of bright purple berries in autumn, and the berries remain purple thru most of the winter. Perennial shrub, zones 5-9. Sorry, not available in 2010. |
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August Special |
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| 'Mathilda Gutges' Hydrangea |
'Merritt Supreme' Hydrangea |
'White Profusion' Butterfly Bush |
'Blue Wave' Hydrangea |
'Longwood Blue' Blue Mist Spirea |
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August Special: Five Flowering Bushes
(one
of each pictured above) |
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Two ways to order: (1) Utilize our on-line shopping cart which uses secure PayPal payment or (2) print our online order form, fill it out, and then mail it to us, along with your check or money order. Some of the features of our online shopping cart fail to work correctly with some Internet Service Providers. If you have problems using our shopping cart, please print our order form, fill it out, and then mail it to us. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Butterfly bushes are hardy in zones 5 - 9. If you live in a colder zone, your butterfly bushes will likely die over the winter. Even so, you may wish to grow them in a container and treat them as an annual. Butterfly bushes prefer full sun (they must receive eight or more hours of sun a day to thrive).
If you would like a multi-color butterfly bush, simply plant two three small butterfly bushes (each a different color) within a few inches of each other. Upon maturation, the branches will intertwine to produce a multi-color appearance.
Quantities are limited on some of our nursery stock. Plants will be reserved to fill orders in the sequence in which orders are received. Please order at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment. Please do not order plants which are not currently posted with a plant description and price. When plants are removed from our availability lists, they are temporarily or permanently out of stock.
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When and how should you prune your butterfly bush? We suggest cutting butterfly bushes back to about 4 feet high
for the winter (so that heavy winter snow won't crush the bush to the ground).
And don't cut the butterfly bushes back too early; November is our
recommendation. |
Don't know what zone you live in? Find the answer on our FAQ page.
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Rose Franklin's
Perennials (814) 422-8968 Email: RoseFranklin@aol.com |
| Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice', Summersweet * Spirea 'Neon Flash' * Caryopteris divaricata 'Snow Fairy, Bluebeard |
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Revised: August 10, 2010