Butterfly Bush

Buddleja 'Miss Ruby' Scrophulariaceae

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Hillside Garden

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