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Butterfly Bush

English Butterfly Series™

Adonis Blue™      Peacock™       Purple Emperor™

Finally, colorful buddleia varieties that won’t crowd their neighbors! These three new cultivars were developed in England, and are just now making their way across the Atlantic. Roughly a third the size of other butterfly bush varieties, the English Butterfly Series™ plants are extra bushy and loaded with colorful flowers.

The compact size of these new cultivars is perfect for smaller gardens and the mixed border. They can also be used as a container plant in milder climates. Unlike older varieties, these cultivars will not overwhelm the landscape, and never develop the weedy, unkempt habit so typical of butterfly bush. Now even gardeners with limited space can attract butterflies and hummingbirds to their garden with colorful buddleia.

ADONIS BLUE™ has deep blue flowers of good size and with a delightful fragrance. PEACOCK™ has rich dark pink blooms, and PURPLE EMPEROR™ has large mauve-purple flowers. All three varieties are prolific and fragrant bloomers that will attract butterflies and hummingbirds to the summer garden.

Full sun for best bloom.  Does poorly in the shade

Height: 4-5 feet tall, 3-4 feet wide

Spacing: 4-6 feet

Hardy temp: Treat like a perennial in the north.  In zone 5, most die back to the ground, sending up new growth in the spring.  Growth is rapid, once it emerges.  Cut back old growth to the ground in late fall or early spring.  As a habit, butterfly bush can be slow to emerge in the spring.  Be patient.  Zone 6 and up:  Prune either to the ground as above, or cut back to a desired height. 

Deadheading (removing faded blooms) will greatly increase the number of flowers produced.

Zones: 5-10

Plants listed below are grown in one gallon nursery containers, bloomed in summer, and sent out of pot with rootball wrapped.

English Butterfly Series™ Collection

1 each of the three varieties listed below

Item 76289 

ADONIS BLUE™

Item 76286

PEACOCK™

Item 76287

PURPLE EMPEROR™

Item 76288

Moonshine Designs Nursery

Milan, IL 61264

309-756-1967

Fax:  309-756-1058