Buzz Hot Raspberry Butterfly Bush

Buddleja davidii 'Hot Raspberry'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Shrub
Plant Family: Buddlejaceae
Plant Description: Butterfly bushes have been loved by gardeners for centuries for their large flower clusters, long bloom time, and attractiveness to butterflies and other pollinators. This cultivar is set apart by large conical clusters of vivid raspberry-pink flowers in a compact frame. Enjoy a show of blooms, butterflies and pollinators all summer and fall.

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: 3-4' tall x 2-3' wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Foundation Plant, Infill Plant
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Green
Bloom Colors: Pink
Bloom Seasons: Summer
Bloom Period: Jun - Oct

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: Yes
Deer Resistant: Yes

Garden Location:

  • Maintenance Path
    • Outsmart Invaders
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter