Butterfly Heaven butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Butterfly Heaven'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Lilac purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Butterfly Heaven' butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii 'Butterfly Heaven') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its arching stems carry fragrant lilac purple blooms in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Feather reed grass, Ornamental onion, and Black Baccara rose.