Pugster Pink Butterfly Bush

Buddleja 'SMNBDPT'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Shrub
Plant Family: Buddlejaceae
Plant Description: Pugster Pink butterfly bush offers the small frame of a dwarf butterfly bush without compromising on flowers. Large, dense panicles of bubblegum-pink flowers, loved by butterflies and hummingbirds, bloom continuously from summer through fall even without deadheading. The robust stems of this cultivar are extra cold-hardy and can survive harsher winters.

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' tall x 2-3' wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant, Park Strip Plant, Foundation Plant
Foliage Interest: Unknown
Foliage Colors: Dark Green
Bloom Colors: Pink
Bloom Seasons: 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: Unknown

Garden Location:

  • Localscapes Path
    • Rock Wall
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter