6141 Sunset Lake Road, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526
919-552-8286
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919-552-8286
sales@adcocksnursery.com
Grows 6-8' ht x 4-6' sp
This Butterfly Bush is fast growing and has a rounded growth habit. Showy, fragrant, dark purple flower spikes truly attract butterflies. Flowers are produced from spring through frost. Easily grown in average, well-drained soils, in full sun. Removal of spent flowers will encourage additional blooms during the growing season. Black Knight Butterfly bush is a deciduous shrub. Cut back, almost to the ground, in late winter to maintain its shape. Best grown in mass plantings in borders and butterfly gardens.
Photo Credit: Boething Treeland Farms
Violet-blue flower clusters accented by silver-green foliage on a compact grower with a mounded, spreading form. Blooms continuously from summer until frost. An excellent deer-resistant and non-invasive shrub for mass plantings, or accenting sunny beds and borders. Deciduous.
Photo Credit: Plant Delights Nursery
Fuchsia pink blooms 2-2.5 ht & sp
This low, compact growing Butterfly Bush offers fuchsia-pink color flowers from early summer to the first hard frost. Prefers full sun and is drought-tolerant once established. Perfect for smaller gardens and borders. Slightly fragrant. Attracts butterflies. Tutti Frutti Butterfly Bush is a deciduous shrub.
Grows 5 - 15' ht. x 4 - 10' sp.
A more winter-hardy deciduous shrub with creamy and slightly fragrant yellow flowers, this interesting Butterfly Bush is a departure from the regular pink through dark violet varieties. A long-blooming plant that flowers from late spring in the NC Piedmont through fall, it prefers average, well-drained soil in full sun. Try to avoid wet areas and shade, since it can become leggy. Deadhead flowers to encourage additional blooms. It will attract butterflies but like other butterfly bushes, it is not a host plant for caterpillars.
Photo Credit: The JC Raulston Arboretum