Butterfly Bush
Buddleja 'Miss Ruby'
Scrophulariaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Source of plant
Lazy S's Farm Nursery, White Flower Farm, Garden Crossings, Cornell Botanic Gardens
Description
The second in a series of butterfly bushes from Dr. Dennis Werner of the JC Raulston Arboretum. B. 'Miss Ruby', named in honor of JCRA benefactor Ruby McSwain, makes a compact 6' tall upright bush, that only reaches 2-3' in year one, but is topped all summer with bright reddish-pink flowers. Leaves are silvery green.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
growth habit