Buzz Magenta Improved Butterfly Bush is a compact dwarf shrub with an upright habit and tidy, dense foliage of medium green leaves. Masses of fragrant velvety magenta flowers with blue tones and warm orange eyes bloom on long panicles continuously from spring into fall attracting bees and butterflies. Remove faded flower heads to encourage continued bloom. Best performance in sunny well-drained areas. Asexual Propagation is prohibited. Drought tolerant and deer resistant.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Height:
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3’ - 4’
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Spread:
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2.5' - 3’
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Spacing:
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3’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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5 - 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Purple
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Summer, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Tolerant of most soils, except wet ones.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Meadow Sage, Daylily, Bluebeard
IMAGES: Photoset by Plant Haven, Buddleja BUZZ™ Magenta Improved, (2) Ptelea, LS Buddleja davidii 'Buzz Magenta', plant, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Ptelea, LS Buddleja davidii 'Buzz Magenta', panicle, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
