Buddleja 'Miss Ruby'
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Buddleja davidii 'Miss Ruby'
- Phonetic Spelling
- BUD-lee-uh
- Description
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'Miss Ruby' is part of the butterfly bush series developed at the JC Raulston Arboretum in North Carolina through the plant breeding efforts of Dr. Dennis Werner of NC State University. It was a hybrid cross of Buddleja 'White Ball' and Buddleja davidii 'Attraction'.
'Miss Ruby' Butterfly Bush has an upright, global shape with numerous lateral branches. Its dense growth and compact habit make it useful both as a specimen plant and for use in mixed plantings. Like other Buddleja, 'Miss Ruby' performs best with full sun and well-drained soil. It is reliably cold hardy but will benefit from winter mulching. It may die back to the ground in colder zones but will resume growth from the crown the following spring. In regions where above-ground shoots survive over winter, plants may require occasional moderate pruning to maintain the desired compact growth. 'Miss Ruby' blooms on new wood.
It is tolerant of all soil types. In clay soil, plant 'Miss Ruby' slightly above, rather than even with, the soil level and amend with compost for best results. Water needs are average, once established it is drought tolerant.
'Miss Ruby' attracts butterflies in abundance. In 2008 the United Kingdom's Royal Horticultural Society plant popularity poll ranked 'Miss Ruby' as its number one (out of 97 varieties) butterfly bush cultivar!
Like each of the 'Miss' series, 'Miss Ruby' is non-invasive, as it produces few seeds and rarely suckers in the ground.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Buddleja
- Species:
- ‘Miss Ruby’ PP 19,950
- Family:
- Scrophulariaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Wildlife Value:
- Flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Colorful
- Easy to Grow
- Fragrance
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Erect
- Multi-stemmed
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Spike
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Tubular
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Inflorescences average 4" long and produce up to 160 flowers per inflorescence. Flower buds are red–purple with an orange corolla.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Soft
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- The leaf is green above and grey-green below.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Plants are very dense with abundant lateral branching.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Patio
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Pollution
- Rabbits
- Salt
- Urban Conditions