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'Summer Skies' Butterfly Bush
Buddleia

  • Exposure
    • Sun
  • Season
    • Spring
    • Summer
  • Mature Size
    • 48 - 60 Inches
Programs
New Plant
ColorChoice® Flowering Shrubs
ColorChoice® Flowering Shrubs
'Summer Skies' Butterfly Bush Buddleia
Sun 48 - 60

A high-drama plant for the summer garden, its soft violet-blue flowers contrast beautifully with the bright yellow and white variegated foliage. This is a highly stable variety which is resistant to scorching.

Features

Variegated foliage is colorful all season. Fragrant violet-blue flowers. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Fragrant. Deer resistant.

Fragrant Flower
Foliage Interest
Heat Tolerant
Attracts: 
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resists: 
Deer

Characteristics

Shrub Type: 
Deciduous
Height Category: 
Medium
Garden Height: 
48 - 60 Inches
Spacing Maximum: 
72 Inches
Spread: 
48 - 60 Inches
Flower Colors: 
Blue
Flower Colors: 
Purple
Flower Shade: 
Blue-Purple
Foliage Shade: 
Variegated
Habit: 
Mounded
Container Role: 
Thriller

Plant Needs

Light Requirement: 
Sun
Blooms On: 
New Wood
Bloom Time: 
Summer
Hardiness Zones: 
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Uses: 
Landscape
Uses Notes: 

A showy accent plant for mixed borders and perennial beds.

Duration: 
Shrub
Water Category: 
Average
Maintenance Category: 
Easy
Maintenance Notes: 

Prefers well-drained soils. Prune to the ground in late winter/early spring.

Needs Good Drainage: 
Needs Good Drainage
Patent Information: 
'Summer Skies' Buddleia PPAF

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