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Description
Bicolor Butterfly Bush is a well-branching shrub with a mounded habit and rich green leaves. Terminal spikes of fragrant flowers that open lavender and mature to peachy pink, creating a bicolor effect on each panicle and bloom continuously through summer until frost attract pollinators and butterflies. Best performance in sunny well-drained areas.
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Type: |
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Height: |
6’ - 8’ |
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Spread: |
5’ - 7’ |
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Spacing: |
6’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 9 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Pink+Purple |
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Season of Interest: |
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, and Containers
COMPANION PLANTS: Russian Sage, Bluebeard, Aster
IMAGES: Wilhelm Zimmerling PAR, Ruhland, Ortrander Str., Garten hinter Hausnr. 10, Sommerflieder, Blüten rosa-orange, Herbst, 01, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Indiana Ivy Nature Photography, Butterfly Bush
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
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