Plant Details:
Plant Type: Shrub
Plant Family: Buddlejaceae
Plant Description: This low-growing variety of butterfly bush blooms clusters of blue blooms throughout the summer. Silvery foliage grows in low mounds. It needs little attention and does not require deadheading.
Maintenance:
Maintenance Type: Shrub - Hard Pruning
Plant Care: Shrub - Hard Pruning (woody multi-stemmed plants that lose their leaves every winter and look best on one year of new growth): Cut down all branches to the base of the plant every year in the late winter or early spring, leaving a few inches with buds to regrow. Monitor for pests, diseases, or other ailments on a regular basis.
Plant Attributes:
Mature Size: 2-2.5' tall and wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Foundation Plant, Infill Plant
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Silver-green
Bloom Colors: Blue, Purple
Bloom Seasons: Late Summer
Bloom Period: Jul - Sep
Growing Conditions:
Hardiness Zone: 5 to 9
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)
Irrigation Requirement: Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Yes
Garden Location:
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