Buddleia Dapper Lavender Butterfly Bush

The Dapper Lavender Buddleja is a compact butterfly bush, growing 3 to 4 feet tall and wide, in a single season once established. It carries many spikes of sweetly scented blooms from early summer through fall to the first frost, and these are large and fat, reaching a full 5 inches long. The delicate but bright lavender color looks gorgeous against the backdrop of gray-green flowers. Grow it in sunny places, as it thrives in heat and sun, keeping blooms in your garden for month after month. In warmer areas it can be grown in pots year-round.

• 5-inch fat spikes of lavender blooms
• In flower from early summer right into fall
• Sweet scent attracts butterflies and pollinators
• Dense growth and handsome gray-green foliage
• Grows well in hot, sunny places in the garden

Grow the Dapper Lavender Buddleja in full sun, and in well-drained soil, including sandy soils and dry ground. It is hardy to zone 6, and can be grown in planters in zones 8 and 9. It doesn’t set seeds, so you don’t need to dead-head, except if you are a super-neat gardener. Prune in spring, once the new buds are swelling, removing all weak stems and shortening back to the first pair of fat buds.