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Buzz® Ivory Butterfly Bush

Buddleia davidii Buzz® Ivory 'Tobud072' PP23464

$9.99
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per Plant - 3" Pot
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Buzz Ivory Butterfly Bush is a prolific bloomer, loaded with fragrant ivory spikes and generous foliage. Compact in size, Buzz Ivory grows to only 3 - 4 feet and is perfect for containers, small-space gardens and patio plantings. It's also a great choice for disguising your foundation or creating a secondary layer of color between taller background shrubs and perennial plantings. Placed in full sun, this butterfly bush will bloom from spring through fall. (Buddleia davidii)

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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.

Planting & Care

Planting Instructions for Butterfly Bushes:

  1. Open the box immediately, protect from cold, and water each potted plant. Some of your butterfly bush plants may have new green growth and some may not. If you see no leaves, don't worry; this is normal. The roots in the pot are healthy and ready to grow in your garden.
  2. Plant as soon as you can. If your weather cooperates (above freezing), begin planting as soon as possible. If not, keep your butterfly bushes where they get some sun through a window, and keep them moist, not soggy.
  3. As you set out your potted butterfly bushes, dig to loosen the soil around and below the actual spot, and then set the rooted plant at the same level if was growing in the pot.
  4. Plant your butterfly bushes about 4-6' apart, depending on the variety.
    When you remove the plant from the pot, do not pull on the leaves or stems. Squeeze the pot a little and the roots and soil will slide out for you.Water well after planting, and continue to water at least every two weeks, depending on rainfall.

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As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat.  The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (802) 227-7200 or contact us by email or chat.

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun

Bloom Time

Early summer to fall

Advantages

  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Long Bloom Time
  • Easy To Grow
  • Cut Flowers
  • Fragrant
  • Container Planting
  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant

Tolerates

  • Dry Sites

Additional information

Mature Height

36-48" tall

Mature Spread

36-48" wide

Soil Type

  • Loamy Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Average
  • Dry
  • Moist / Wet

Planting Depth

The base of the stem(s) should be just at the soil surface after watering in

Planting Time

  • Fall

Flower Size

2-4" flowers

Plant Classification

Introduced Cultivar

Prohibited

  • Oregon
  • Washington

Growing Zones

  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
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Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 10 reviews.

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Doing well!

"Doing well!"

— Elizabeth R. (5/5)

Can't find in local greeneries

"I had been searching local greeneries for white butterfly bushes with no luck. So I purchased two of these bushes for my front flower beds, hoping that they would be a focal point. But they were a bit small upon arrival that I decided to off center them in the beds. My mistake because these bushes have grown tremendously in the past three months, and full of flowers already!"

— Ally (5/5)

Can't believe the tiny butterfly plant actually flowered

"The first plant came in damaged and you replaced it. We keep increasong the pot size as it grows and it is doing very well"

— Roz (5/5)

I love this pretty small shrub.

"I ordered this Buzz Butterfly Bush for a pollinator section of my garden. The price was very reasonable. It arrived small and healthy. I planted it on May 1 and today is June 27. The white flowers are ready to bloom and the foliage is a beautiful grey/green. We have many critters due to the pond and woods on our property and so far none of them have been nibbling."

— Muffin (5/5)

Met my expectations

"This product delivered as promised in the fall of 2020. It was well packaged and arrived undamaged with only a slight amount of yellowing from transport stress. Yes, it was small but that was expected. I over-wintered the bush in my zone 7 greenhouse and was careful to not allow it to freeze or go dormant. Obviously these were not the instructions and I can imagine that some would send the plant directly to the garden but this was my choice. The plant perked and greened up after potting up and enjoyed the greenhouse. It's now late May of 2021. The plant is well over 2 feet tall perhaps approaching 3 feet and is covered in ivory booms. I have no complaints whatsoever."

— Av8torcrj (5/5)

Very Pleased

"Received this small butterfly bush on schedule, well packed and very healthy. I was very pleased i was able to add it to my order prior to shipping, without additional shipping charges. The size has doubled since i planted it in the ground 5 weeks ago. I love the blue green leaves and am looking forward to the flowers."

— Muffin (5/5)

Like the picture

"This is a nice compact version of a butterfly bush and fits well in many environments. Mine certainly bloomed the first year. I had butterflies around but they didn't visit this plant that I noticed, maybe because there were other plants nearby that they preferred such as Monarda."

— Susan (4/5)

Nice plant

"I was shipped a small twig and after a few months have a lovely small Bush."

— Kendra (5/5)

Monarchs Galore!

"Absolutely beautiful and growing great"

— Robin (5/5)

The Butterfly Bush, Buzz series, Ivory, growing great.

"Butterflies are constantly attracted to it."

— Randy (5/5)

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