Buddleia Flutterby Petite Tutti Fruitti Dwarf Butterfly Bush - 3 Gallon Pot
$62.98
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Buddleia Flutterby Petite Tutti Fruitti Dwarf Butterfly Bush - 3 Gallon Pot
$62.98
Sale price
$62.98
Regular price
$87.00
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Description
Buddleia Flutterby Petite® Tutti Fruitti Dwarf Butterfly Bush
Buddleia x 'Podaras #13' P.P. #22,177
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-10a Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Perennial Shrub
Height at Maturity: 2-3' in ground, 2-2.5' in containers
Width at Maturity: 3'
Spacing: 2' for solid hedges, 5' for space between plants
Spacing: 2' for solid hedges, 5' for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Arching, Bushy, Mounding
Growth Rate: Fast to Very Fast
Flower Color: Pinkish-Purple
Flower Size: 4-5" long clusters
Flowering Period: June to Frost!
Flower Type: Spike
Fragrant Flowers: Yes
Foliage Color: Grey-Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: No
Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun
Water Needs: Average, low when established
Soil Type: Clay (Amended), Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well-drained moist to dry
Soil pH: 5.5 - 8.5 (Acid to Moderately Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Low to Average
Attracts: Visual Attention, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Insect, Rabbit
Description
Now you can enjoy butterflies and hummingbirds buzzing around your gardens without giving up much space. The varieties in the Flutterby Petite Series are dwarf bushes sized perfectly for smaller gardens and large containers, growing only 2-3 feet tall and wide. Tutti Fruitti produces 4 to 5" spikes of fragrant, striking pinkish-purple flowers on bushes one-third the size of their taller growing cousins. The butterflies and hummingbirds will thank you for planting this one! As with all butterfly bush, this one is drought tolerant when established and deer turn their nose up to it.
Landscape & Garden Uses
We have Flutterby Tutti Fruitti growing in both garden beds and pots in our landscape. In the ground, it grows 3 feet tall with an equal or slightly wider spread making it an ideal choice for smaller garden spaces where larger growing butterfly bush won't fit. In containers it doesn't grow quite as large, maybe 2 feet tall by 2 feet wide or so. That said, we'd recommend a larger pot of at least 15 inches or more in diameter. Ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings, or massed in landscape borders, flowering shrub borders and perennial gardens. A natural choice for butterfly and hummingbird gardens, pink theme gardens and the Xeriscape (low water needs).
Suggested Spacing: 2.5 to 3 feet apart for solid hedges or mass plantings; 6 feet or more apart for space between plants
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Growing Preferences
Flutterby Tutti Fruitti Butterfly Bush is exceptionally easy to grow. It thrives in full to mostly sun and isn't too picky about soil type, provided the soil is well-drained and of average fertility. At least 6 hours of direct sun per day is recommended for best flowering. As with so many other plants, constantly soggy or wet soils can cause problems with the roots.
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Care
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