Peacock Buddleia Butterfly Bush
Extra-bushy and full of blooms!
Just one-third the size of most Buddleias, Peacock is the dwarf gardeners have been asking for for years. Upright, spreading, and covered with pink blooms over a long season, it offers all the merits of larger Butterfly Bushes without the huge size.
Just 4 to 5 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide, this shrub is bushier than most Buddleias, with flowering stems nearly down to the ground. It simply clothes itself in pink over a long late summer and fall season, attracting butterflies and releasing a sweet fragrance to share with the rest of the garden. The flowering stems make lovely cutflowers, too.
Peacock is ideal for containers as well as the garden. If you have a patio, balcony, deck, or porch in need of color and scent, this is the low-maintenance, long-season solution.
Plant Peacock in full sun or light shade and any well-drained garden soil. At the end of winter, prune it down to about 6 inches from the soil line (or just above the soil in containers). It will regrow even bushier than before! Zones 5-9.
| Genus | Buddleia |
| Species | davidii |
| Variety | 'Peacock' |
| Item Form | 4-inch Pot |
| Zone | 5 - 9 |
| Bloom Season | Mid Summer - Mid Fall |
| Habit | Dwarf |
| Plant Height | 4 ft - 5 ft |
| Plant Width | 3 ft - 4 ft |
| Bloom Size | 6 in - 8 in |
| Additional Characteristics | Butterfly Lovers, Fast Growing, Flower, Fragrance |
| Bloom Color | Light Lavender, Light Purple |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Resistance | Deer Resistance |
| Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy |
| Uses | Beds, Containers |
| Restrictions | Canada, Hawaii, Guam, Virgin Islands, Oregon, Puerto Rico |