Summer Bird Midnight Blue wand butterflybush
Buddleja 'Summer Bird Midnight Blue'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Summer Bird Midnight Blue' wand butterflybush (Buddleja 'Summer Bird Midnight Blue') is a shrub for borders, 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 dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Its fragrant blooms open from early to late summer and again in autumn. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Feather reed grass, Blazing star, and Amsonia.