Butterfly Bush
Buddleja 'Bicolor'
Scrophulariaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Short-lived perennial
Location
Zucker Shrub Collection, Hillside Garden, Hillside Garden
Source of plant
John Filkins, Cornell Botanic Gardens
Description
When hard-pruned annually, butterfly bush will typically grow to 6-8’ tall per season with an upright-arching to spreading habit. ‘Bicolor’ is a cultivar that was selected by Michael Dirr from open pollinated seedlings of B. x weyeriana ‘Honeycomb’ in a planting at test gardens at the University of Georgia. ‘Bicolor’ is noted for producing both yellow and raspberry colored flowers within the same flower panicle. Panicles (to 5-6” long) bloom from late spring through summer, often continuing into fall. Flowers are fragrant, and very attractive to butterflies. Lance-shaped dark green leaves (to 8” long).
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
flower color