General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Other: Silver-gray
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Pale Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Butterfly Bush

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Location: St Louis
Date: 2012-09-29
Location: St Louis
Date: 2012-09-23

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