'Miss Violet' Butterfly Bush (Buddleia hybrid)

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'Miss Violet' Butterfly Bush (Buddleia hybrid)

Our shrubs are currently going dormant. The foliage is turning colors, drying out, and falling off. During dormancy, plants go inactive to conserve their energy for the next growing season. This happens naturally as seasons change!
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Height48 - 60 In
Spread48 - 60 In
Zones0506070809
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Miss Violet Buddleia is a compact plant with dark purple-violet summer flowers. This butterfly bush is seedless and non-invasive. It attracts butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds while resisting deer.

Our deciduous shrubs are entering their natural dormancy phase. As part of this process, foliage is turning colors, drying out, and falling off—this is completely normal! Shedding leaves helps the plants conserve energy and prepare for the next growing season. Rest assured, your shrubs will wake up and thrive again when it's time in your growing zone. Dormancy is how they prepare for a healthy, vibrant comeback as the seasons change!

Pruning: Prune in spring, after the new growth emerges. The warmer your climate, the more you should cut back your butterfly bush each spring. Left unpruned, large butterfly bushes can become “second story” plants: their flowers form way up at the top so you can’t enjoy them unless you have a second-story window.

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.

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    Shipping Info:

    • Enjoy free shipping on orders over $75
    • Size at shipping varies by the season and plant
      • 1-gallon shrubs are 6-24" tall at shipment
      • Quart shrubs are 5-8" tall at shipment
    • Shrubs ship dormant November through April

    Please Note: This non-invasive variety is approved for sale in Oregon and Washington, though it will be called a "summer lilac" instead of a "butterfly bush.

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      Features

      • Attracts Pollinators
      • Fragrant
      • Heat Tolerant
      • Resists Deer

      Characteristics

      • Height: 48 - 60 In
      • Spread: 48 - 60 In
      • Habit: Mounded
      • Container Role: Thriller
      • Bloom Color: Purple
      • Foliage Color: Green
      • Bloom Time: Summer-Fall
      • Plant Type: Shrub

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