Butterfly Bush - buddleia    Click here to view our Butterfly bush photo gallery

Beautiful flowering shrub, makes good cut flowers. Can be planted in very nearly any landscape site. Butterfly bush is an old favorite of many gardeners, however it's popularity comes and goes with the passage of time. Butterfly bush holds it foliage into the fall season but does not show any fall color. Butterfly bush flowers from June-July to fall and colors vary from white, pink, lavender, purple and to near red, depending on the variety. Butterfly bush prefers a well-drained, moist, loamy type soil and tolerates heat and drought after it becomes well established. Butterfly bush will attract hoards of bees and butterflies to your garden. Butterfly bush can grow 5 to 10 feet high and wide. Plant is zones 5 through 9.
We now offer what we believe are the top 11 butterfly bush varieties listed below. These butterfly bushes are selected for brightness, size, and longevity of bloom, vigor, form, foliage color, insect and disease resistance and fragrance. Butterfly bush is hardy in zones 5 thru 10, they bloom all summer and will bring butterflies and hummingbirds. They make beautiful cut flowers. All are excellent choices for a butterfly haven in your yard. The first 5 were developed by Dr. Michael Dirr, his students, and the University of Georgia at Athens. At the bottom of this page you will find several University and commercial butterfly bush links on care and how we based our evaluations. 
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   HONEYCOMB-YELLOW  Judged best yellow, most aesthetically pleasing of 57 varieties by 126 plant connoisseurs at Dirr's test plots in 1997. Large shrub averaging 5 to10 feet when mature. It has large sweet smelling yellow flowers and is hardy in zones 5 to 10 where it blooms all summer and into the fall months. It prefers a well drained, moist, soil in full sun. It will attract an amazing number of butterflies when in bloom.TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK

5 to 10 inch Honey-comb Yellow butterfly bush in a Jiffy-7 Peat-Pot @ $7.00ea.  
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ATTRACTION  This is the most red of any I have seen. I first saw this plant at Dr Dirr's test plots in October 2001. Dirr and his students are responsible for this cross. This is superior to the excellent Royal Red variety. The foliage is gray-green and can be trimmed to any height.

5 to 10 inch Attraction Butterfly Bush in a Jiffy-7 Peat-Pot @ $7.00ea.  
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GUINEVERE  Vibrant purple black, fragrant flowers and dark blue-green leaves. This has exhibited superior color and vigor to Black Night and will probably become the first choice over Black Knight. Another cross by Dr Dirr and his Diretts.

5 to 10 inch Guinevere Butterfly Bush in a Jiffy-7 Peat-Pot @ $7.00ea.  
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  SILVER FROST  White fragrant flowers held upright. Compact silver-gray foliage. White flowers shine at night so use accordingly. Another cross by Dirr's U of GA group.

5 to 10 inch Silver Frost Butterfly Bush in a Jiffy-7 Peat-Pot @ $7.00ea.  
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BI-COLOR  A University of Georgia, Dr. Dirr selection from a Honeycomb seedling. Bi-Color has 5 to 10 inch lavender and butterscotch color flowers. Height is 5 to 8 feet and is a vigorous prolific bloomer. See these in our photo gallery. TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK

5 to 10 inch Bi-Color Butterfly Bush in a Jiffy-7 Peat-Pot @ $7.00ea.  
Buy 5 or more @ $6.00 Plus S&H $0.50ea
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  POTTERS PURPLE  Dark purple--clear violet. 1984 Plant Delights Nursery introduction. Vigorous, upright. Highly rated in Dirr's U of GA 1997 trials.

5 to 10 inch Potters Purple Butterfly Bush in a Jiffy-7 Peat-Pot @ $7.00ea.  
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  ELLENS BLUE  Dark blue with an orange eye and silver foliage. Compact to 4 feet. Best blue.

5 to 10 inch Ellens Blue Butterfly Bush in a Jiffy-7 Peat-Pot @ $7.00ea.  
Buy 5 or more @ $6.00 Plus S&H $0.50ea
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  PINK DELIGHT  Large pure pink flowers, compact plant with silver foliage. Hybrid from the Netherlands. One of the finest pinks.

5 to 10 inch Pink Delight Butterfly Bush in a Jiffy-7 Peat-Pot @ $7.00ea.  
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Missouri residents add 7.075% state sales tax. We guarantee all plants for 30 days  and certify them to be disease free and true to variety. You may order on our toll free at 888-855-3300 or if you prefer click here to print our order form and submit it along with your personal check or money order. We ship via UPS only on Monday of each week. Orders submitted Monday thru Friday will be shipped the following Monday. You will almost always receive your order by Thursday or Friday of that same week. Allow two weeks for delivery of all orders submitted by mail. Fax 888-8448198.

Updated February 13 2008

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