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Rainbow Butterfly Bush Rainbow Butterfly Bush
Fabulous bi-colored butterfly bush! Butterflies will gather around these multi-hued bushes that bear fragrant lavender and butterscotch blooms. The first butterfly bush to offer two colors on one flower cluster.
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Blooms: Midsummer to fall
Height: 6-8'
Zones: 5-9
Size: Potted
Deer Resistant


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71685  Rainbow Butterfly Bush
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Botanical Name:   Buddleia 'Bicolor'
 
Form:   Deciduous woody shrub
 
Sun Exposure:   Partial Shade/Full Sun
 
Height/Habit:   6 - 8'
 
Spread:   6 - 8'
 
Spacing:   6 - 10'
 
Hardiness Zone:   5 - 9
 
Foliage Type:   Dark green, lanceolate leaves 4-10" long, white and glabrous beneath.
 
Flower Form:   Lilac-like, long terminal panicles up to 10" long of a masse of tiny star-like flowers.
 
Flower Color:   Lavender, butterscotch yellow and orange
 
Flowering Date:   Mid summer to fall.
 
Soil Requirements:   Well drained, humus enriched soil.
 
Growth Rate:   Fast once established, which takes approximately 6-8 weeks.
 
Unique Characteristics:   The first Buddleia to offer different colors on one panicle. Fragrant lavender, butterscotch yellow and orange blooms blended together to form a striking color display. Makes a wonderful backdrop for lower growing perennials and shrubs. The butterflies obviously love this buddleia too!
 
Pruning:   Cut back old flowering stems close to the base in early spring.
 
Time of Pruning:   Early spring, as new growth begins.
 
Additional Information:   In northern climates Buddleias behave like herbaceous perennials with the top growth dying back in winter. Prune back to new growth in the spring. In southern climates, prune to shape.
 

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