Butterfly Bush

Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight' Scrophulariaceae

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Urban Tree Collection, Hillside Garden

Source of plant

Bluebird Nursery Inc., Klyn Nurseries, Cayuga Landscape Company, Wayside Gardens, Crownsville Nursery, Windrose Nursery

Description

Flowers very dark purple; may be slightly hardier than other B. davidii clones. Flowering season July untilfrost (DS 9). Flowers purple-black on a vigorous plant; heavy bloomer (DS 163).

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

flowering season