Butterfly Bush Bicolor

Plant - 2.5" pot

$19.98

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Quick Overview

Bicolor is the one everyone loves. With all the butterfly attraction power and bi-colored to boot. (Buddleia)

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Plant - 2.5" pot

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Details

SKU	1SHRUB
Botanical Name	Buddleia
Common Name	Butterfly Bush
Primary Flower Color	Pink
Foliage Color	Green
Estimated Mature Height	60-72" tall (5-6 feet)
Ships As	Potted Plant
Planting Season	Spring, Summer
Planting Depth	Crown of plant should rest just at or above the soil surface after watering in.
Bloom Time	Early to late summer
Estimated Mature Spread	60-72" wide (5-6 feet)
Light Requirements	Full Sun
Soil Moisture	Dry, Average, Well Draining
Will Tolerate	Loamy Soil, Drought/Dry Soil
Zones	5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Suggested Uses	Deer Resistant, Hummingbirds & Butterflies, Fragrant, Cut Flowers, Showy Flowers, Extended Blooms

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Description

Butterfly Bush is a shrub-like plant that looks sort of like a compact lilac, grows quickly and blooms in mid-summer. But the name tells you all about it: Butterflies just cant resist the flowers, and flock to the plants when they're in bloom.

Magnificent Bicolor is one of the newer hybrids, and one of the first to give you a range of colors in the beautiful blooms. From orange to deep blue to lighter shades of both, each flower spike is a beautiful multicolored display.

The Magic: How the Butterfly Bush works: Buddleia or Butterfly Bush has been a sensation in American gardens for years, and no wonder. This plant is easy to grow, blooms profusely, and has that magical quality: Butterflies cant resist it.

Here's why: Its not just the pretty flowers that attract the butterflies, like any bright flower. Buddleias emit a special honey-scented fragrance that lures butterflies like a moth to a light, and then once there, they find the flowers super-rich in nectar.

A butterfly bush in the garden will often be seen with a mass of butterflies on the flowers, especially during hot sunny afternoons. Buddleias attract other insects too, like moths, and the reddish ones strongly attract hummingbirds. So its more than a name; its actually a botanical phenomenon.

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American Meadows Butterfly Bush Bicolor - Plant

3.0

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10/22/2011

4.0

I love the colors!

By Gidget_the_Ham

from Washington DC

About Me Avid Gardener

Pros

Long Bloom Time
Low Maintenance
Vivid Colors

Cons

Best Uses

Large Areas

Comments about American Meadows Butterfly Bush Bicolor - Plant:

I love this butterfly bush! The colors are beautiful and different from the others I see in the area.

9/6/2010

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Where's The Beef?

By Disappointed Gardener

from Langhorne, PA

About Me Avid Gardener

Pros

Cons

Slow Growth

Best Uses

Comments about American Meadows Butterfly Bush Bicolor - Plant:

I'm terribly disappointed with the fact that it's barely 6" tall. I hope it makes it through the winter and flourishes next year.

4/16/2010

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Second year report

By No green thumb and a big yard

from Southern Maryland

About Me Getting Started

Pros

Accurate Instructions
Attractive
Healthy

Cons

Best Uses

Outdoors

Comments about American Meadows Butterfly Bush Bicolor - Plant:

The plants arrived in good shape and were easy to plant with the accompanying instructions. They thrived, survived the winter with it's record snowfalls and have just leafed out. They grow fast and should attract lots of butterflies this summer.

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