Lo & Behold Lilac Chip wand butterflybush
Buddleja 'Lo & Behold Lilac Chip'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Lilac
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Lo & Behold Lilac Chip' wand butterflybush (Buddleja 'Lo & Behold Lilac Chip') is a shrub for borders, pollinator gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. This compact, non-invasive form has fragrant lilac blooms from early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. It sits low on the menu for rabbits. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Feather reed grass, Amsonia, and Clary sage.