Butterfly bushes

by Kathy Diemer
Buddleia davidii ‘Nanho Purple’. Buddleia davidii ‘Nanho Purple’. Photo/Illustration: Kathy Diemer

Name: Buddleia davidii cvs.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-9

Conditions: Full sun; fertile, well-drained soil

Butterfly bushes are carefree shrubs that are reliably fragrant and easy to grow. Butterflies swarm to their blooms all summer long.

From Fine Gardening 88, pp. 69

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