Butterfly Bush Black Night

Plant - 2.5" pot

$18.83

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Quick Overview

Black Night is the deep purple favorite. Butterflies and gardeners all love it. Plant alone or with other colors. (Buddleia davidii)

Item Size

Plant - 2.5" pot

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Details

SKU	2SHRUB
Botanical Name	Buddleia davidii
Common Name	Butterfly Bush
Primary Flower Color	Purple
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
Suggested Uses	Deer Resistant, Hummingbirds & Butterflies, Fragrant, Cut Flowers, Showy Flowers, Extended Blooms

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Description

Many gardeners plant several butterfly bushes together, so they grow into a shrub-like clump with blooms in all the colors--purple, pink and white.

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.

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 Black Night

4.8

(based on 4 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Attractive (4)
Healthy (4)
Accurate instructions (3)
Hardy (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Garden (4)
Outdoors (3)

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4/24/2010

5.0

Elegant Spikes of Tyrian Purple.

By Nick from NEOH

from North East Ohio

About Me Avid Gardener

Pros

Accurate Instructions
Attractive
Hardy
Healthy

Cons

Best Uses

Garden
Lawn
Outdoors

Comments about American Meadows Butterfly Bush Black Night:

The spikes were a beautiful deep purple and the foliage was an almost silvery green. I had quite a few butterflies, hummingbirds and hawk moths visiting my large flower bed. They seemed to take a particular interest in this and my obedient plant. The bushes are ultra-hardy and have survived me moving them twice now with little to no complaint.

3/30/2010

4.0

Beautiful plant

By Gina

from Hollywood, FL

About Me Getting Started

Pros

Accurate Instructions
Attractive
Healthy

Cons

Best Uses

Garden

Comments about American Meadows Butterfly Bush Black Night:

I received a healthy little specimen after ordering this butterfly bush from American Meadows. It started flowering surprisingly soon, showing its rich dark coloring. Unfortunately, my sub-tropical zone seemed to be too much for it, and it died off. I would definitely order again, though, once I feel more confident in my gardening skills.

3/30/2010

5.0

Hardy little guy!

By Janet

from Grass Valley, CA

About Me Master Gardener

Pros

Accurate Instructions
Attractive
Fragrant
Hardy
Healthy
Versatile

Cons

Not deer resistant

Best Uses

Garden
Lawn
Outdoors
Patio

Comments about American Meadows Butterfly Bush Black Night:

This is a very hardy plant. Survived for years in a container, and then when planted in a bed, years of being munched on by the deer. It still blooms profusely and grows back at a wicked rate. The only pest that seem to faze it are the deer. Drought, clay soil tolarant. Does not have a problem with competing roots. And so far has not gone completely dormant. This year we had snow that stuck around for about 4 day and my black knight still looks really good.

3/26/2010

5.0

Butterflies galore

By Barbi

from NJ

About Me Avid Gardener

Pros

Attractive
Hardy
Healthy

Cons

Best Uses

Garden
Outdoors

Comments about American Meadows Butterfly Bush Black Night:

My garden always has butterflies galore thanks to this beautiful bush

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