Buzz® Sky Blue Butterfly Bush
SKU: AM015142
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Overview
Buzz Sky Blue Butterfly Bush has fragrant arching clusters of violet-blue flowers that lend a honeyed fragrance to the garden. Blooming throughout the season, it draws a big crowd of pollinators to its nectar-rich flowers, including butterflies and hummingbirds. As part of the Buzz series, Sky Blue was bred to be compact in size and container-friendly, but it's also a favorite choice for entryway gardens, pollinator gardens and perennial beds. (Buddleia davidii)
key features
Botanical Name
Buddleia davidii Buzz® Sky Blue PP#23461
Advantages
Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Easy To Grow, Long Bloom Time, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Container Planting
Growing Zones
Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Soil Moisture
Dry, Average, Moist / Wet
Mature Height
36-48" tall
Mature Spread
36-48" wide
Bloom Time
Early summer to fall
SKU
AM015142
Description
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 can’t resist it.
Here's why: It’s 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 it’s more than a name; it’s actually a botanical phenomenon.