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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 26, 2009, ShrubSource from Foley, MN wrote:
Buddleia - English Butterfly™ Adonis Blue™ Butterfly Bush
Adonis Blue™ has deep blue flowers of good size (approx. 10 to 12 inches) with a delightful fragrance. Great flowering shrub for landscapes, the compact size of this cultivar is perfect for smaller gardens and the mixed border. It can also be used as a container plant in milder climates. To encourage re-blooming, remove old spent blooms.
The English Butterfly™ series are colorful Buddleia varieties that won't crowd their neighbors! These three new cultivars were developed in England, and are just now making their way across the Atlantic. Roughly a third the size of other butterfly bush varieties, these plants are extra bushy and loaded with colorful flowers. They're fragrant, and attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Unlike older varieties, these cultivars will not overwhelm the landscape, and never develop the weedy, unkempt habit so typical of Butterfly Bush. You'll love the way they look in containers and in gardens. Treat them like a perennial in the north; dies back to the ground (roots are hardy).
This was a new addition for me at the end of last summer. It is a wonderful bloomer with rich purple spikes. I cut my back to 6-8" after the first signs of growth started and it is doing beautifully. It's a tough plant too. This year I moved it from the back of my house to a container. Then from the container into my new bed in front of the house. I didn't miss a beat. I kept it well watered, and it took off. I'm very pleased with it's compact size. It's about 3 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide. I selected this cultivar after seeing my first hummingbird moth on it at the nursery. I got lucky and last summer I saw a hummingbird moth feeding from it regularly at my home. It's easy to grow, stays in a compact shape, and blooms profusely. Highly recommended!
On Mar 16, 2007, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
Bushy & compact (to only 4-5') with silver-gray foliage and VERY blue, VERY fragrant flowers,this rep. of the English Butterfly Series offers beauty & fragrance in a container/small-yard size package!S/M PPAF CBRA
On Nov 20, 2006, Marilynbeth from Hebron, KY wrote:
Beautiful blue! BF's love it! Great addition to the BF garden!
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Port Saint Lucie, Florida Hebron, Kentucky Uxbridge, Massachusetts Dearborn Heights, Michigan Cleveland, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Greensburg, Pennsylvania Reading, Pennsylvania North Augusta, South Carolina Orange, Virginia Concrete, Washington
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