Camkeep butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Camkeep'
RHS AGM 2010
USDA zones5 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Camkeep' butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii 'Camkeep') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, cut flowers, and pollinator 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. It has an arching shape and grows fast. Fragrant blooms open in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn, and they draw butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Feather reed grass, Black Baccara rose, Ornamental onion, and Gaura.