BOTANICAL NAME: Buddleia davidii ‘Dapper Lavender’

COMMON NAME: “Dapper Lavender Butterfly Bush”

ATTRACTS:  Butterflies, Hummingbirds and Pollinators

RESISTANT: Deer

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME: Light purple flowers in early Summer and rebloom into Fall

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:  Full Sun        

HEIGHT: 3 to 4 feet

WIDTH: 3 to 4 feet

EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Deciduous

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Average

SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Prefers fertile, well-drained soil but will adapt to most types

GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Attracts pollinators

Low maintenance

Repeat blooming

Long bloom season

HARDINESS ZONES: 5-9

Dapper Lavender butterfly bush is a long-flowering, deciduous shrub that has a tight, rounded, compact habit. It is covered with light purple flower spikes in the early Summer and continues into Fall.