The Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii) is a native of China that does very well in the Southeastern United States. The rapidly growing shrubs profusely produce pointed clusters of white, pink, blue, purple or even yellow blooms.
In addition to that, they attract large numbers of butterflies and hummingbirds. The fragrant flowers begin blooming in early June, and perfume the summer air with their sweet fragrance.
By pruning the spent clusters, you can encourage new blooms all the way up until the first frost.
The bushes need to be cut back in winter to encourage new growth which produces the highest numbers of flowers. Adding a little 10-10-10 fertilizer or natural compost in the spring will result in an amazing amount of growth.
I seem to have a knack for these amazing plants. I can break off a branch and just push it into the ground and it will root and grow like crazy. The woods behind my house are lined with my propagated cuttings, and I often share the plants with friends.
So if you like easy and fast growing beautiful flowering shrubs that also attract wildlife and require minimal care, the Butterfly Bush may be a valuable addition for your summer garden!
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Hi Richard~ Love the photos of your butterflies and flowers. Thanks for the advice... I tend to kill my plants and flowers. I just don't have a "green thumb"....
As usually beautiful photos. My daughter just sent me a slide show that included some of the butterflies she has on her "butterfly bush." Of course her butterflies have a different accent since she lives in the UK :-)
Vickie...
The key is learning about plants that can tolerate the most severe changes in weather, water, cutting etc. so you CAN'T kill them no matter what you do! Thanks for the comment.
Cindy...
I guess that's where "monarch" butterflies come from! 'ello duckie!" lol and thanks.
Hi there BB Man!, I love this bush. I searched this year and got an orange one to put in the garden where I buried my dear cat. We shall see if it lives, orange was hard to come by. They just grow and grow, and they attract birds and butterfies, they are great!
Hey Richard, How do you think that this bush will handle the weather here in Missouri? I'm thinking they may be on the line.
Richard, I've got to get some of these bushes. But, of course, my biggest concern are deer.
Richard, Such beautiful eye candy for us. Outstanding photography... Wonder if this bush is in the Maryland area!
Andrea...
Yes they are, wonderful for butterflies and skippers! Thanks my friend.
Don...
I think that you should be OK, they can survive to Zone 5, but will die back and reemerge! THX my friend.
Rebecca...
I don't think that the deer have bothered mine. They are too busy eating my hostas!
Margaret...
They may die back in the winter but will come back in spring! Here, they stay evergreen. Good luck.
Richard....it's just like setting the right seeds out for the birds
They need alot of direct sunlight, right? I need to see if I can add one to my landscape after I lost my big tree in the front yard! Now I get lots of light. In fact, the cannas I've had planted that have not gotten very big before are doing much better with lots of sun!
We can grow them here but our growing season is so much shorter. Thanks for the photos.
I love your flowers and those butterflies are super outstanding! You have a green thumb do you?
My mother has several in her yard that I planted in high school. Now they are huge.
Hey Butterfly Bush Man! I have a lovely one in my pool fence that has the most fragrant long purple flowers. I love to put them in vases with other things. I don't usually cut it back too much because I like it tall, but I guess I should if you think I'll get more blooms. I bought a variegated one and when I had some extra cash and paid a landscaper for a spring cleanup a few years ago, they killed it! xxoo
I love Butterfly Bushes. I dont' have any in my yard but the butterflies sure like the lantana in the rose beds. Now to get the cardinal vine growing again to attract the hummingbirds.
It's really great to plan things that are no only beautiful to look at but attract such great "visitors". I have a few plants in my yard that also attract he butterflies such as cone flowers and and it's a nice treat to look out in the morning to see the butterflies and humming birds bouncing around the yard.