Pugster Pinker Butterfly Bush

Buddleja 'SMNBDB'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Shrub

Plant Family: Buddlejaceae

Plant Description: Pugster Pinker butterfly bush offers the small frame of a dwarf butterfly bush without compromising on flowers. Large, dense panicles of bright 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. Very similar to the earlier cultivar ‘Pugster Pink’, but with richer bloom color.

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.

Video: Hard Pruning Deciduous Shrubs - Spring Cleanup

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 2' tall x 2-3' wide

Utah Native: No

Plant Select: No

Pollinator Friendly: Yes

Localscapes: Infill Plant, Foundation Plant, Park Strip Plant

Foliage Interest: No

Foliage Colors: Light 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:

Moderate (1/2" every 7-10 days)

Salt Tolerant: Yes

Deer Resistant: Yes

Garden Location:

Localscapes Path
- Rock Wall

Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter