Buddleia x 'Podaras #8' ~ Monrovia® Flutterby Petite® Blue Heaven Butterfly Bush

Blue Heaven Butterfly Bush is a compact branching shrub with a spreading, mounding habit and fuzzy silver green foliage.  The short fragrant spike-like clusters of blue-violet flowers bloom continuously from summer until frost attracting butterflies.  Best performance in sunny well-drained areas.  Blue Heaven has good drought resistance. Type:  Shrub Origins: China, Japan Height:  2’ - 2.5’  Spread:  2’ - 2.5’ Spacing:  2’ USDA Hardiness Zone:  5 - 10 Culture:  Full Sun Bloom Color:  Purple Season of Interest:  Summer, Fall 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, Hedges, and Containers. COMPANION PLANTS:  Russian Sage, Daylily, Coneflower *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.