General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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Life cycle: |
Perennial
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Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
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Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 9b
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Plant Height: |
4-8 feet |
Plant Spread: |
4-5 feet |
Leaves: |
Deciduous
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Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on new wood
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Flower Color: |
Bi-Color
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Bloom Size: |
5"-6"
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Flower Time: |
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
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Uses: |
Cut Flower
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Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
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Resistances: |
Deer Resistant
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Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
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Containers: |
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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- Butterfly Bush
- Summer Lilac
Posted by
Danita (GA - Zone 7b) on Oct 10, 2014 8:48 PM concerning plant:
I'd been wanting to try this cultivar for years, so I was very excited to find a gallon-sized plant locally last spring. I planted it in full sun and it grew well. However, this has proved to be a very disappointing cultivar for me. In two years, I've only seen the bicolor coloration once. The majority of the time it's just a muddy, light-mauve color and that's only when it decides to eke out a few blooms. Also, when it does manage to bloom, it never gets a pretty spire of blooms because the individual flowers seem to quickly go from bud to dead and brown. It results in an ugly spire with the fresh flowers mixed in with the dead blooms. My other butterfly bush cultivars are floriferous all summer and have attractive spires of blooms. Meanwhile, the 'Bicolor' just looks weedy and sad.
Plant Events from our members
paleohunter |
On June 19, 2022 |
Maintenance performed Cut Back |
paleohunter |
On April 7, 2022 |
Transplanted |
paleohunter |
On March 28, 2022 |
Obtained plant |
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