Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush

Buddleia x

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Overview

The Buddleia x Pugster Blue® is a compact deciduous butterfly bush with fragrant true-blue flower panicles and small yellow-orange eyes. It grows about 24 inches tall and 24-36 inches wide, forming a dense mounded shrub. Plant in full sun and average, well-drained soil; it has low water needs once established and attracts butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. Hardy in USDA Zones 5-9.

Sun FullWater LowZones 5–9Climate Alpine, Temperate

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — It grows about 24 inches tall and 24-36 inches wide, forming a dense mounded shrub

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — Plant in full sun and average

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — well-drained soil; it has low water needs once established and attracts butterflies

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — The Buddleia x Pugster Blue®

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — commonly referred to as Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — fragrant flower panicles in a vivid true blue

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — From early summer through fall

Culture

Sun: Full
Water: Low
USDA zones: 5–9

Shape & size

Mature width: 2–3 Ft.

Classification

Family: Loganiaceae
Climate: Alpine, Temperate

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Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — It grows about 24 inches tall and 24-36 inches wide, forming a dense mounded shrub

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — Plant in full sun and average

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — well-drained soil; it has low water needs once established and attracts butterflies

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — The Buddleia x Pugster Blue®

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — commonly referred to as Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — fragrant flower panicles in a vivid true blue

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — From early summer through fall

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — each bloom accented by a tiny yellow-orange eye that adds warmth and depth

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — The green foliage stays clean and understated

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — allowing the richly colored flowers to read clearly from a distance while drawing bees

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — this dwarf butterfly bush typically matures at just 24 inches tall with a spread of 24 to 36 inches

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — and hummingbirds into close view.<br><br>Part of the Proven Winners® Pugster® series

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — making it far easier to place than traditional large-growing Buddleia

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — it was selected with thick

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