ࡱ > 7 h bjbjUU w 7| 7| h l T P P , $ $ D | @ : @!FP @ " 0 , P P Little York Plantation Fact Sheet Butterfly Bush Butterfly bushes (Buddleia davidii pronounced bud LAY a) are revered shrub specimens. Valued for their tremendously colorful and fragrant floral display, downy foliage, their popularity among butterflies and hummingbirds and their easy care and vigorous habit it is easy to see why they are such great favorites of gardeners. Buddleias prefer full sun conditions with average moisture. They require hard pruning every spring within 2 inches of the old growth to maintain a full shape and regular appearance. Do not be afraid to give them this seemingly harsh treatment Buddleia left alone without pruning become leggy and unattractive in subsequent years. You may also trim the shrub to shape it after it has flowered. They will reach heights of 4-5 feet within a few years, even with harsh spring pruning, and will often have a spread of 6 feet or more. They should be given a generous amount of room to flourish. An idiosyncrasy of Butterfly Bushes that gardeners must be aware of is that they are usually one of the last shrubs to begin leafing out in the spring (this is primarily because they must be pruned so hard in the spring and subsequently will have a slower start) often not showing signs of life until early June - gardeners new to Butterfly Bushes will think their adored shrub had not survived the winter. But, once they do begin to bud and leaf out, they are one of the most vigorous and fastest growing shrubs in the landscape quickly surpassing all others.Black Knight deep purple Dartmoore pink lavender Ellens Blue blue Harlequin plum purple Nanho Blue medium blue Opera dk. red purple Pink Delight medium pink Royal Red red purple Summer Beauty rose pink Sungold golden yellow White Profusion white Visit us online! www.littleyorkplantation.com # 2 4 6 7 G I r 9 4 ? P _ f q / 7 g h ں گگگگگگگگگگگڨ B*CJ ph 56OJ QJ \] 6OJ QJ ] 5OJ QJ \ j 5CJ U\mH nH u OJ QJ 6B*CJP ]ph B*ph !j B*CJ UmH nH ph u $ # 2 3 4 5 6 9 4 P f 7 8 9 g h $ a$ ` h , P P &P 1h/ =!8"8#8$8% E 0 P P &P 1h/ =!8"8#8$8% P 0 / 0 P P &P 1h/ =!8"8#8$8% E 0 P P &P 1h/ =!8"8#8$8% P 0 / 0 P P &P 1h/ =!8"8#8$8% F@ |[1f JFIF ` ` C C ," } !1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w !1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ? M( ( ( ( ( ( GNJ|mM|YO?xrP=&/