Warren Family Garden Center and Nursery
1009 Old Cedar Grove Rd, Leeds
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Warren Family Garden Center

Shrub of the Month

Warren Family Garden CenterShrub of the Month

Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush

Buddleia x

 

FEATURES

Full sized flowers on a dwarf plant! Meet Pugster Blue® - it's a whole new look for butterfly bush. This compact plant reaches just 2'/.6 m tall and wide but has the large, full flowers normally seen on a much larger plant. It blooms non-stop from early summer through frost with true-blue flowers, each with a tiny yellow-orange eye in the center. Thanks to thick, sturdy stems, the Pugster® series offers vastly improved hardiness and winter survival over other types of dwarf butterfly bush.
Pugster Blue butterfly bush is featured in our "Pied Piper" magazine advertisement.
Top three reasons to grow Pugster Blue® butterfly bush:
1. Appealing true-blue flowers add hard-to-find color to any type of garden or landscape.
2. It produces full-sized flowers on a compact, dwarf frame.
3. Thick, sturdy stems ensure better winter hardiness in zone 5 than other dwarf butterfly bush.
  • Fragrant Flower
  • Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
  • Long Blooming
  • Deadheading Not Necessary
  • Drought Tolerant
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Resists: Deer, Rabbits

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Type: Shrub
Shrub Type: Deciduous Height Category: Short Garden Height: 24 Inches Spacing: 36 - 48 Inches Spread: 24 - 36 Inches Flower Colors: Blue Foliage Colors: Green Foliage Shade: Green Habit: Mounded Container Role: Thriller

PLANT NEEDS

Light Requirement: Sun

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Maintenance Category: Easy

Blooms On: New Wood
Bloom Time: Summer through Fall
Hardiness Zones: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Heat Zones: 9
Water Category: Low, Needs Good Drainage
Soil Fertility Requirement: Average Soil
Uses: Border Plant, Container, Edging Plant, Groundcover, Landscape, Mass Planting, Specimen or Focal Point
Uses Notes: Pugster butterfly bushes make an excellent addition to flower gardens.
Maintenance Notes: Get all the details you need to grow butterfly bush like an expert in our Ultimate Guide to Butterfly Bush.
Fun Facts: The name "Pugster" comes from these plants' resemblance to a pug - short, stocky, and cute!