Purple Haze Butterfly Bush Buddleja Lo & Behold® 'Purple Haze'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- BUD-lee-uh
- Description
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Buddleja 'Purple Haze', is a dwarf butterfly bush that is a compact grower that extends its branches to the ground. Very showy blooms appear in late summer when there is little else in the garden. It can be treated as a perennial and cut to the ground in late winter or early spring once the threat of frost has past, it will grow back quickly. If properly cared for it can last in the landscape for 20 years.
It has a medium texture that balances well in the landscape with a few coarser trees or shrubs. It works well planted in mass or in a pot or container on a patio. It tolerates a wide variety of soil types and pH, as well as salt and urban conditions.
It will bloom continuously from summer to fall.
Once established, this plant requires little watering.
This variety does not produce unwanted seedlings.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- ‘Purple Haze’
Dwarf, low spreading
- ‘Purple Haze’
- ‘Purple Haze’
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- ‘Purple Haze’
Dwarf, low spreading
- ‘Purple Haze’
- ‘Purple Haze’
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Buddleja
- Family:
- Scrophulariaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Wildlife Value:
- Flowers attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Horizontal
- Mounding
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- High
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- Not ornamentally significant
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Orange
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Spike
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long-lasting
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Showy purple panicles with orange centers.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Soft
- Velvety
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Fuzzy gray-green leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Lawn
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Patio
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Pollution
- Salt
- Urban Conditions
