Butterfly Bush
Zone 5 - 9
The Butterfly Bush is one of the best garden ornamentals to attract butterflies. Also much loved by hummingbirds and bees. 'Ellen's Blue' forms a large, vase shaped bush producing long, upright panicles of fragrant, true blue florets from late summer and early fall. Vanilla fragrance. In colder climates, acts like a sub-shrub -- its root systems overwinter but most of the upper bush does not. In early spring cut it back to 20-30 cm from the ground to encourage new growth. Can be very late to leaf out in the spring. Sometimes ours do not show any signs of life until June! Do not give up on the plant prematurely. Best in sun to part shade in moist, well-drained soil. HEIGHT: 150-175 m SPREAD: 120-150 m
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2 gallon container size
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