Buddleia 'Pugster Blue'
$62.00 / 3G PW
Butterfly Bush ·
Description
Butterfly Bush 'Pugster Blue' is a shrub suited to full sun and average conditions. It offers blue/purple color in summer to fall.
Benefits
Builds the middle layer of the garden, adding structure between perennials and trees. Keeps beds lively through the main outdoor season. Brings more movement to the garden by drawing butterflies and other pollinators. A better candidate for landscapes with deer pressure than more browse-prone plants.
Features
Blue/purple flowers mid-summer; matures about 3 - 6 ft tall and 3 - 5 ft wide
Usage/Use
Pollinator garden, mixed shrub border
| Buddleia 'Pugster Blue' | |
| Butterfly Bush | |
| 'Pugster Blue | |
| No | |
| Best grown in full sun with average moisture. | |
| Full Sun; Average moisture; Well-drained, amended garden soil. Water regularly the first season, then adjust to plant preference. | |
| Garden origin / cultivated selection | |
| Not Native to North America | |
| Yes | |
| Yes |
| 5 - 9 | |
| Hardy in USDA Zones 5–9; protect roots during establishment. | |
| Full Sun | |
| Loam | |
| 6 - 7 | |
| 3 - 6 ft | |
| 3 - 5 ft | |
| Medium | |
| 3 - 5 ft |
| Yes | |
| Longtime | |
| Mid-Summer | |
| None | |
| Violet | |
| Green | |
| Green foliage | |
| Butterflies | |
| Woodland Edge of Savanna | |
| Specimen Garden | |
| Flower Interest | |
| Sun-Loving Shrubs | |
| Compact | |
| Long Lived | |
| Fall, Spring, Summer |
| Average Water | |
| Well-drained | |
| Water deeply during establishment; after established, water based on rainfall and soil moisture. | |
| Low | |
| Water regularly during establishment, mulch to conserve moisture, and cut back/prune at the proper seasonal time. |