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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)
On Mar 16, 2007, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
Buddleia 'Ellen's Blue' BUTTERFLY BUSH Dec (z5) (Bfly,Cut,Fra)
Large clusters (a bouquet all by themselves!) of some of the deepest, truest blue Buddleia flowers are complemented by the handsome grey-green foliage of this 5-6'shrub. Sun/Med
On Nov 17, 2006, Marilynbeth from Hebron, KY (Zone 6a) wrote:
Love the color! I got this for the first time this Summer and the BF's love it too! Of all my Butterfly Bushes (have about a doz. different ones), this one is the one they flock to most of the time! I try a keep my Butterfly Bushes deadheaded for them and also to keep them blooming for me. I keep most of the Bushes pinched back so they stay more compact.
I just read today (11/20/06) that the flowers get bluer the bigger it gets, so I try not to pinch it back next year. Interesting.
On Oct 3, 2003, TerriFlorida from Plant City, FL wrote:
'Ellen's Blue' is a really nice probably hybrid buddleia, well-behaved, and with that soft medium blue that's so wonderful in any garden. It is very fragrant, and a butterfly favorite. I planted it nearly a year ago, and it is 4' tall and a bit wider after light pruning a month ago, just removing old blooms. Buddleias tend to be shorter-lived down here in central Florida, so I am interested to see how long this one will stay. I have only grown B. daividii before. Wish me luck!
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Plant City, Florida Savannah, Georgia Hebron, Kentucky Raleigh, North Carolina Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania North Augusta, South Carolina Clinton, Tennessee El Paso, Texas Puyallup, Washington Seattle, Washington