Royal Red butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 5 feet tallup to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Magenta purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Royal Red' butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red') is a shrub for borders, pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, and hedges. 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. Magenta purple blooms are fragrant and open in early to late summer, then again in early to late autumn. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.
Pairs well with Feather reed grass, Black Baccara rose, and Lily.