Pugster White Butterfly Bush

Buddleja 'SMNBDW'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Shrub
Plant Family: Buddlejaceae
Plant Description: Pugster White butterfly bush offers the small frame of a dwarf butterfly bush without compromising on flowers. Large, dense panicles of sweet smelling, crisp white 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: White
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: Yes

Garden Location:

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