Buddleia Dark Dynasty

Monarch® Series Butterfly Bush

$18.95 ea.

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Ships Spring 2025 to

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Supports Migrating Monarch Butterflies

Midnight violet-purple fragrant flowers burst into bloom in the late summer heat when other perennials are beginning to fade. This honey-scented, heavily flowering compact shrub is a magnet for hummingbirds and bees too! Buddleia Dark Dynasty with its smaller stature fits easily into urban gardens. Introduced by Walters Gardens, the Monarch® Series of Butterfly Bushes furnish long-blooming, large panicles of intense color for the late summer garden. Glorious summer color on fast-growing plants. Quite drought tolerant once established in the landscape.

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Code BUDD

Patent PP27,834

Plant Type Shrubs

Species

Height Medium 3'

Spacing Plant 3 1/2' apart

Bloom Time Late Summer to Early Fall

Sun / Shade Full Sun

Zones 5-10

Soil Type Normal

Water Needs Low

Sold In Plantable Pots (3.5x3.5x4")

Special Features

Beneficial for Pollinators
Attracts Butterflies
Good for Cut Flowers
Deer Resistant
Fragrant
Attracts Hummingbirds
Long-Blooming
Hot Dry Site Tolerant
Good for Hedge
Humidity Tolerant
OK in Containers

Buddleia General Information

Buddleia are fragrant, long-blooming, attractive to beneficial pollinators and also quite deer resistant. This Buddleia is restricted from Oregon and Washington. Buddleias are shipped during our spring shipping season only. Idaho has restricted all potted plant material from being shipped into Idaho at this time.

Buddleia Plant Care

Very late to break dormancy in spring. May die back to ground in northern climates. Blooms on new wood. Heavy pruning is not needed, but may be trimmed in spring after new growth emerges, if desired. Grow in full sun with well-drained soil.