Dark Pink Butterfly Bush is a compact shrub with a low wide habit and bright chartreuse foliage with yellow highlights. The long panicles with magenta flowers that mature to dark blue-purple bloom from midsummer into fall attracting bees and butterflies. Best performance in sunny well-drained areas. Drought tolerant.
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Height: |
2.5’ - 3’ |
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Spread: |
3.5’ - 4’ |
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Spacing: |
3.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 10 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Tolerant of most soils, except wet ones.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Gardens, Rock Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Verbena, Russian Sage, Daylily
IMAGES: Photo by Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Plants for bees and butterflies, (2) Photo by steve p2008, untiltled
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
