MOP TOP™ Fountain Butterfly Bush

MOP TOP™ Fountain Butterfly Bush

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This plant is on pre-order, meaning if you order it now, it won't ship until spring/summer of 2025 based on your growing zone.

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Features

Characteristics

Plant Needs

Meet the butterfly bush unlike any other! Mop Top is a dwarf spring-flowering butterfly bush that brings elegance and whimsy to the garden, and its spring flowers are perfectly timed to captivate your attention when you are eager to see flowers in the garden. Known as fountain butterfly bush, this Buddleia alternifolia selection lives up to its name with long, slender, weeping branches that are covered in lavender flowers in spring. 

Top reasons to add Mop Top™ to your garden:

  • Spring blooming
  • Unique weeping habit
  • Attracts pollinators
  • Deer resistant
  • Drought tolerant

Characteristics

Plant Type:

Shrub

Height Category:

Short

Garden Height:

24 Inches

Spacing:

36 - 48 Inches

Spread:

24 - 36 Inches

Foliage Colors:

Green

Flower Colors:

Blue

Foliage Shade:

Green

Habit:

Mounded

Container Role:

Thriller

Tolerant to:

Drought

Attracts:

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Resists:

Deer, Rabbits

Plant Needs

Light Requirement:

Sun

Maintenance Category:

Easy

Bloom Time:

Long Blooming, Summer through Fall

Hardiness Zones:

5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

Water Category:

Low, Needs Good Drainage

Soil Fertility Requirement:

Average Soil

Uses:

Border Plant, Container, Edging Plant, Ground Cover, Landscape, Mass Planting, Specimen or Focal Point

Heat Zones: 9

Light Requirement:

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Uses Notes: 

Pugster butterfly bushes make an excellent addition to flower gardens.

*In zones 5 and colder it is not recommended for fall planting OR pruning.

Maintenance Notes: 

Get all the details you need to grow butterfly bush like an expert in our Ultimate Guide to Butterfly Bush.

PLEASE NOTE: Pugster Blue® - Butterfly Bush - Buddleia x is restricted and cannot be shipped to the state(s) of OR or WA.

Fun Facts: 

The name "Pugster" comes from these plants' resemblance to a pug - short, stocky, and cute! here are four colorful varieties to choose from: Pugster Blue, Pugster Periwinkle, Pugster Pink, and Pugster White.

Pugster Blue®Buddleiax'SMNBDBT'USPP 28,794, Can 6,486

Meet the butterfly bush unlike any other! Mop Top is a dwarf spring-flowering butterfly bush that brings elegance and whimsy to the garden, and its spring flowers are perfectly timed to captivate your attention when you are eager to see flowers in the garden. Known as fountain butterfly bush, this Buddleia alternifolia selection lives up to its name with long, slender, weeping branches that are covered in lavender flowers in spring. 

Top reasons to add Mop Top™ to your garden:

  • Spring blooming
  • Unique weeping habit
  • Attracts pollinators
  • Deer resistant
  • Drought tolerant

Plant Type:

Shrub

Height Category:

Short

Garden Height:

24 Inches

Spacing:

36 - 48 Inches

Spread:

24 - 36 Inches

Foliage Colors:

Green

Flower Colors:

Blue

Foliage Shade:

Green

Habit:

Mounded

Container Role:

Thriller

Tolerant to:

Drought

Attracts:

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Resists:

Deer, Rabbits

Light Requirement:

Sun

Maintenance Category:

Easy

Bloom Time:

Long Blooming, Summer through Fall

Hardiness Zones:

5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

Water Category:

Low, Needs Good Drainage

Soil Fertility Requirement:

Average Soil

Uses:

Border Plant, Container, Edging Plant, Ground Cover, Landscape, Mass Planting, Specimen or Focal Point

Heat Zones: 9

Light Requirement:

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Uses Notes: 

Pugster butterfly bushes make an excellent addition to flower gardens.

*In zones 5 and colder it is not recommended for fall planting OR pruning.

Maintenance Notes: 

Get all the details you need to grow butterfly bush like an expert in our Ultimate Guide to Butterfly Bush.

PLEASE NOTE: Pugster Blue® - Butterfly Bush - Buddleia x is restricted and cannot be shipped to the state(s) of OR or WA.

Fun Facts: 

The name "Pugster" comes from these plants' resemblance to a pug - short, stocky, and cute! here are four colorful varieties to choose from: Pugster Blue, Pugster Periwinkle, Pugster Pink, and Pugster White.

Pugster Blue®Buddleiax'SMNBDBT'USPP 28,794, Can 6,486

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