J C PLANTS LLC	HOMEPAGE
Telford, Pennsylvania	Perennials
Telephone: (267) 371 - 3050	Grasses

Buddleia davidii 'Royal Red'

Common name	Butterfly bush
Hardiness Zone	5 to 9
Sun	Full sun
Soil	light - medium
Flower color	Magenta purple
Bloom time	June - September
Height	4 to 5 ft
Spread	3 to 5 ft

General Culture:
Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun. Good drainage is essential. Does poorly in wet conditions. Will produce superior flowers and maintain a better shape if cut to the ground in late winter each year.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
'Royal Red' is a butterfly bush cultivar which typically grows to 4-5' tall if cut back. Features spike-like 6-14" long terminal clusters of magenta-purple flowers which bloom from June to September and sometimes to first frost. Flowers are fragrant, and, as the common name suggests, very attractive to butterflies. Willowy gray-green foliage. Popular fresh cut flower.
Problems:
No serious insect or disease problems
Uses:
Provides valuable summer and early fall flowers when few other shrubs are in bloom. Best grown in massed plantings in borders, cottage gardens, rose gardens or butterfly gardens. Usually does not make a good single specimen shrub.