Buddleia Pugster® Amethyst Butterfly Bush

A Proven Winners® Color Choice® Flowering Shrub, Buddleia Pugster Amethyst is a deciduous shrub offering 3 seasons of interest, blooming and reblooming summer through first frost. The extra-large flower spikes, dense with purple blooms, are borne on thick, sturdy stems, which improve winter survival in colder climates. The nectar-rich flowers are sweetly fragrant and extremely pollinator friendly, attracting tons of bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

A Buddleia davidii, commonly called butterfly bush, Pugster Amethyst is a colorful shrub with a compact, mounding habit and vigorous growth. If allowed, butterfly bush will self-seed, so consider placement carefully. It is a perfect specimen, container, or mixed bed plant but is shown to best effect massed or grouped.

An easy-grow, easy-care shrub, butterfly bush performs best in sunny locations with average, medium moist, well-draining soil. The plant is drought and heat tolerant, deer resistant, and pet friendly. Deadheading regularly encourages and prolongs flowering and discourages any unwanted self-seeding.

Virtual SKU: v2566
Selected Product SKU: 29444
Genus: Buddleia
Species: davidii
Variety: 'SMNBDL'
Size:
Bloom Color: Dark Blue
Foliage Color: Medium Green
Habit: Dwarf
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Moisture Requirements:

• Moist, well-drained

Bloom Start: Early Summer
Bloom End: Late Fall
Patent: PP30236
Uses:

• Beds
• Border
• Containers
• Cut Flowers

Special Features:

• Butterfly Lovers
• Flower
• Fragrance
• Hummingbird Lovers

Hardiness Zones: 5 - 9