Butterfly Bush foliage and flower blooms
Butterfly Bush habit/shape rounded shrub
White flower bloom on Butterfly Bush

Butterfly Bush (classic varieties)

Buddleia davidii

  • Size: 5’-8’ Tall and Wide
  • Growth Habit: rounded, bushy, loose clumps
  • Growth Rate: Moderate
  • Light Requirements: Full Sun
  • Soil Requirements: Adaptable
  • Appeal:  The Butterfly Bush is great at attracting butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds to its flower blooms that are arranged in spikes along the shrub. The flowers can range in color from whites, pinks, and purples. It is commonly used in garden beds or to create a border/hedge of butterfly bush and will be in bloom from midsummer until frost.