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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 5–9Type ShrubClimate 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) — fragrant flower panicles in a vivid true bluePugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — The Buddleia x Pugster Blue®Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — well-drained soil; it has low water needs once established and attracts butterfliesPugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — it was selected with thickPugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — allowing the richly colored flowers to read clearly from a distance while drawing beesPugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — and hummingbirds into close view.<br><br>Part of the Proven Winners® Pugster® series+7

Culture

Sun
Full
Water
Low
USDA zones
5–9

Shape & size

Mature width
2–3 Ft.

Classification

Type
Shrub
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) — fragrant flower panicles in a vivid true blue
Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — The Buddleia x Pugster Blue®
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) — it was selected with thick
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) — and hummingbirds into close view.<br><br>Part of the Proven Winners® Pugster® series
Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — From early summer through fall
Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — making it far easier to place than traditional large-growing Buddleia
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) — Plant in full sun and average
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) — The green foliage stays clean and understated
Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x) — commonly referred to as Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush

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