Bicolor Butterfly Bush is a well-branching shrub with a mounded habit and rich green leaves. Terminal spikes of fragrant flowers that open lavender and mature to peachy pink, creating a bicolor effect on each panicle and bloom continuously through summer until frost attract pollinators and butterflies. Best performance in sunny well-drained areas.
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| Height: | 6’ - 8’ | 
| Spread: | 5’ - 7’ | 
| Spacing: | 6’ | 
| USDA Hardiness Zone: | 5 - 9 | 
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| Bloom Color: | Pink+Purple | 
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Intolerant of wet soils. 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, Bluebeard, Aster
IMAGES: Wilhelm Zimmerling PAR, Ruhland, Ortrander Str., Garten hinter Hausnr. 10, Sommerflieder, Blüten rosa-orange, Herbst, 01, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Indiana Ivy Nature Photography, Butterfly Bush
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
 
             
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
  
 
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
