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Hardiness: USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: Pollen may cause allergic reaction
Bloom Color: Medium Blue Blue-Violet
Bloom Time: Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall
Foliage: Blue-Green
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Propagation Methods: By simple layering By air layering
Seed Collecting: Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed Collect seedhead/pod when flowers fade; allow to dry Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
On Nov 25, 2004, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:
This variety of butterfly bush is a lovely shade of blue.
In cooler zones, Buddleias die back to the ground each year, sending up a dense group of new shoots in late spring that quickly develop into a 6-8ft shrub. In warmer zones, it can reach a height of 10'. It has a light scent which attracts butterflies and bees. I'm not sure about hummingbirds, but possibly they are attracted to this plant, too.
Two of these plants have been growing on my family property in Uhland, Tx, just ne of San Marcos, Tx, for at least 30 years. They are at least 12-14' high and bloom beautifully each spring until the early part of June. The blooms are a beautiful filler in rose bouquets! We never do anything to the bushes, except enjoy the flowers and the fragrance.
On Apr 14, 2004, langbr from Olathe, KS (Zone 6a) wrote:
Love this bush. Trim it back every spring and it's soon 4-foot tall and wide again! Profuse bloomer, butterfly and bee attracter, and gorgeous for cut flowers. Extremely hardy - I'm Zone 5b and it does fine in Zone 5.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Pelham, Alabama Morrilton, Arkansas Martinez, California Paso Robles, California Quincy, Florida Dacula, Georgia Douglas, Georgia Marietta, Georgia Winston, Georgia Noblesville, Indiana South Bend, Indiana Des Moines, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Clay Center, Kansas Olathe, Kansas Hebron, Kentucky Royal Oak, Michigan Conway, Missouri Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey Ossining, New York Cary, North Carolina Mars Hill, North Carolina Weaverville, North Carolina Defiance, Ohio Latta, South Carolina North Augusta, South Carolina Abilene, Texas Alice, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Port Arthur, Texas Spring Branch, Texas
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