Buddleia davidii 'Pink Delight' ~ 'Pink Delight' Butterfly Bush

Buddleia davidii 'Pink Delight' ~ 'Pink Delight' Butterfly BushPink Delight Butterfly Bush is a well branching compact shrub with a spreading, arching habit and willowy grey green leaves with whitish undersides. The long and dense spike like terminal clusters of fragrant bright pink flowers bloom in summer attracting bees and butterflies. Removing spent flowers can encourage continued blooms until frost. Best performance in sunny well drained areas. Type: Shrub Height: 5 7 Spread: 5 7 Spacing: 6 USDA Hardiness

Pink Delight Butterfly Bush is a well branching compact shrub with a spreading, arching habit and willowy grey-green leaves with whitish undersides.  The long and dense spike-like terminal clusters of fragrant bright pink flowers bloom in summer attracting bees and butterflies.  Removing spent flowers can encourage continued blooms until frost.  Best performance in sunny well-drained areas. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Intolerant of wet soils.  A fast grower that can reach 10-15’ tall if not cut back in late winter. Watch for spider mites and nematodes.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Gardens, Rock Gardens, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Russian Sage, Daylily, Coneflower

IMAGES: Ptelea, Buddleja 'Pink Delight' panicle, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Ptelea, Buddleja 'Pink Delight', CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Buddleja davidii Pink Delight 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.