Pugster White® Butterfly Bush is a delightful, compact shrub with a sturdy frame that produces large, vibrant flowers typically found on much taller plants. Each bloom is a dense cluster of crisp white flowers, releasing a sweet honey fragrance that attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. This easy-care plant blooms continuously throughout the summer without the need for deadheading, making it a low-maintenance addition to your garden. Its thick, strong stems provide superior hardiness, ensuring better winter survival in zone 5 compared to other dwarf varieties. Pugster White® is the perfect choice for those seeking a resilient, fragrant, and pollinator-friendly shrub with lasting beauty.
- 2 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide at maturity
- Hardy in zones 5-9, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
- Plant in full sun (6+ hours daily)
- Space plants 3-4 feet apart for best results
- Produces fragrant white flowers summer through fall
- Maintains green foliage spring to frost
- Blooms on new wood
- Great for borders, containers, dried flowers, edging, ground cover, landscape, mass planting, or as a focal point
- Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds while resisting deer and rabbits
- Heat and drought tolerant, reblooming, deadheading not necessary
Care: Fertilize with Proven Winners Continuous Release Plant Food in spring.
Pruning: Prune in spring, after the new growth emerges. Remove weak branches in the middle and about 1/2 to 2/3 of the height and width. Make cuts just about 1/4 of an inch above a bud. Dead or damaged wood can be removed at any time, just cut back to a set of leaves.
Soil: Butterfly bushes need perfect drainage. Their roots are sensitive to rotting, and if they spend any amount of time in wet soil, they can be set back or even die. They can grow in clay soil, but need to be planted a few inches above soil level. This creates a small “hill” that encourages water to drain away from the plant rather than settle around it.
Planting: Never amend the soil when planting a butterfly bush. Amending the soil, particularly clay soil, can cause drainage problems. Avoid mulching directly around your butterfly bush. Mulch is a great idea for other plants, but in clay soil, it can hold too much moisture. Go ahead and mulch your beds, but give your butterfly bush a bit of clearance, and never mulch all the way up to the main stems.
Dormancy: Butterfly bushes tend to be one of the later plants to leaf out in spring. Even if everything else in your landscape is turning green, that doesn’t mean you’ve lost your butterfly bush. If you're worried, try the scratch test. Lightly scratch at a few branches with your fingernail. If there is green underneath, the plant is still alive.
Shipping Info:
- Enjoy free shipping on orders over $125
- Size at shipping varies by the season and plant
- Quart shrubs are 5-8 in. at the time of shipment
- 1 Gallon shrubs are 6-24 in. at the time of shipment
- Shrubs shipped Nov-Apr will arrive dormant; shrubs shipped Apr-Oct will arrive green or in bloom
PLEASE NOTE: Due to State Laws This Product Cannot be Shipped to the Following States: OR, WA
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