'Grand Cascade' Buddleia Butterfly Bush | Creekside Champions™
Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
This plant will ship in the spring based on your chosen ship week.
Care information
Care information
Remove plant from packaging on arrival. Water and place in appropriate sun conditions until it is ready to be planted. Do not keep plant inside or sitting in a tray of water as this could add additional stress.
'Grand Cascade' Buddleia Butterfly Bush | Creekside Champions™
Description
Description
Think all Buddleia look the same? Think again! Unlike the typical Butterfly Bush, the panicles on this flowering shrub cascade downward, similar to the look of a weeping willow or a bridal wreath spirea. Light lavender purple flower panicles are enormous at 12-14" long and 4" thick. They're nearly the size of your head!
- Foliage Interest
- Attracts: Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies
- Drought Tolerant
- Deer Resistant
- Continuous Bloomer
CHARACTERISTICS
- Plant Type: Perennial
- Height Category: Tall
- Garden Height: 5.5 - 6 Feet
- Spacing: 7 - 8 Feet
- Spread: 7 - 8 Feet
- Flower Colors: Purple
- Flower Shade: Lavender
- Foliage Colors: Green, Blue
- Foliage Shade: Blue-Green
- Habit: Upright, Weeping
- Landscape Role: Focal Point
PLANT NEEDS
- Light Requirement: Sun
- Maintenance Category: Easy
- Bloom Time: Mid Summer
- Hardiness Zones: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
- Water Category: Average
- Soil Fertility Requirement: Average Soil, Fertile Soil
- Soil PH Category: Acidic Soil, Neutral Soil
- Uses: Border Plant, Landscape, Mass Planting, Specimen or Focal Point
- Maintenance Notes: Buddleias should be planted in a full sun location with fertile, moist, well-drained soil. They are also moderately drought tolerant once established.
Since they frequently die all the way back to the ground in northern winters, it is best to cut back all of the old wood to about 12" in the spring. Doing so will result in more compact plants. They will quickly grow back to their normal height by fall and will flower just as prolifically in late summer since they bloom on new wood. You may notice that the flowers tend to be longer and deeper colored in cooler weather.
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc
