Pyrkeep butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Pyrkeep'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Mauve-purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pyrkeep' butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii 'Pyrkeep') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, and cut flowers. 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. The fragrant mauve-purple blooms open in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn, and butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit them. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Its arching stems grow fast.
Pairs well with Gaura, Ornamental onion, and Creeping thyme.