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Buddleja davidii black knight sku 1378 spectacular summer color from lightly fragrant dark violet purple flower spikes.

Buddleja davidii black knight butterfly bush. I hear the it s invasive here but not over there argument a. Buddleja davidii commonly called butterfly bush is a deciduous shrub that is native to thickets on mountain slopes limestone outcrops forest clearings and rocky stream banks in china. Black knight butterfly bush buddleja davidii black knight is a sturdy low maintenance shrub that provides large spikes of deep purple blooms from early summer until autumn. Our black knight butterfly bush was quite lovely for several years but succumbed to encroaching shade. A fast growing shrub that works well as a foundation shrub an accent plant or as a background in borders. The butterfly bush buddleia davidii is a beautiful fast growing deciduous shrub with masses of blossoms long spiked trusses that bloom from summer to autumn. In fact buddleja davidii the scientific name for butterfly bush has certain traits that make it invasive in most environments.

Buddleja davidii black knight butterfly bush award winning buddleja davidii black knight butterfly bush is a vigorous large deciduous shrub with gracefully arching branches studded with lance shaped dark green leaves with white felted undersides and sweetly scented elongated panicles of dark purple almost black flowers. We cut it back to about 12 annually in late winter and it successfully resprouted to a manageable size but eventually it did not return for us. 2 3 feet by 2 3 feet. Genus buddleja can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs occasionally trees or scrambling climbers with simple leaves and panicles of small tubular fragrant flowers details black knight is a vigorous large deciduous shrub to 3m with somewhat arching growth and lance shaped leaves whitish beneath. How to grow butterfly bush responsibly. Buddleia davidii black knight bud lee ah dah vid ee eye audio butterfly bushes are carefree deciduous shrubs that are reliably fragrant and easy to grow. Its flowers come in many colors though butterflies seem to prefer the lavender pink mauve of the species to the white and dark purple cultivars.

Early summer through frost. It typically grows to 6 12 less frequently to 15 tall with a spread to 4 15 wide when not killed back by cold winter temperatures. Monarch butterflies were regular visitors as were yellow. Butterflies swarm to their blooms all summer long. The color of the flowers was dramatic with a fragrance so rich it was almost culinary.