Buddleja davidii 'border beauty'
Pronunciation: Bud-lee-uh duh-vid-ee-eye
Family: Loganiaceae
Synonym: Buddleia davidii
Common Name: Border beauty butterfly bush, summer lilac
Cultivar: Border beauty
Plant Type:
- trees, shrubs
Height to: 10'
Width to: 6'
USDA Hardiness Zones:
- 0 to -10ºF ZONE 6
- 10 to 0ºF ZONE 7
- 20 to 10ºF ZONE 8
- 30 to 20ºF ZONE 9
Sun Exposure:
- full sun
Bloom Season:
- mid summer
- late summer
- early autumn
- mid autumn
Bloom Description: Border beauty butterfly bush (buddleja davidii) bears dense panicles, 12" or more long, of fragrant, deep lilac-purple flowers, often with orange to yellow eyes.
Soil Type: Under glass, grow in soil-based potting mix. Outdoors, grow in fertile, well-drained soil.
Toxic:
- No
Plant Perks:
- Fragrant
- Attracts Butterflies
Pests and Diseases: Susceptible to capsid bug, caterpillars, weevils, mullien moth, and spider mites. Fungal leaf spots and diebacks can occur.
Propagation: Sow border beauty butterfly bush (buddleja davidii) seed at 66-75. F in spring. Root semi-ripe cuttings in summer. Root hardwood cuttings of b. Davidii in autumn.
Native to: China
Winter Sowing Zones: Zones 6-8
Notes for Identification: Border beauty butterfly bush (buddleja davidii) is a variable, fast growing, deciduous shrub with long, arching shoots and lace-shaped, pointed, mid-green to gray-green leaves, to 10" long. 'border beauty' is strongly branched and low growing, with profuse, deep lilac-purple flowers and can grow to 6' in heightsource: various sources including the american horticultural society a to z encyclopedia of garden plants border beauty
USDA Heat Zones (days above 86ºF):
- Less then 1 day ZONE 1
- 1 to 7 days ZONE 2
- 7 to 14 days ZONE 3
- 14 to 30 days ZONE 4
- 30 to 45 days ZONE 5
- 45 to 60 days ZONE 6
- 60 to 90 days ZONE 7
- 90 to 120 days ZONE 8
- 120 to 150 days ZONE 9
- 150 to 180 days ZONE 10
Submitted by: Bb
Seed photo: 0
Seed Label: 0
Located in: Trees, Shrubs