[icon name="hb-moon-earth" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Hardiness Zone: 5-9
[icon name="hb-moon-tree-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous
[icon name="icon-resize-vertical" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Height: 2-3′
[icon name="icon-resize-horizontal" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Spread: 2-3′
[icon name="icon-sun" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Sun Exposure: Sun
[icon name="hb-moon-leaf-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Foliage: Green
[icon name="hb-moon-fan" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Flower: Blue
[icon name="icon-tint" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Water Usage: Low
Beyond Midnight® Bluebeard has extremely dark, glossy foliage, a compact habit, and deep blue flowers. It adds much-needed color to the late summer landscape and makes a handsome companion with perennials. A great favorite with pollinators of all types!
Top three reasons to grow Beyond Midnight® caryopteris:
-Adds fresh color to the landscape late in the season
-Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
-Better color and habit than other caryopteris
Other Features:
Long Blooming
Fall Interest
Heat Tolerant
Deadheading Not Necessary
Drought Tolerant
Caryopteris demands a sunny spot and very well-drained soil. Wet soils, particularly those that remain soggy during periods of cold weather, will cause root rot. For this reason, we recommend early season planting of caryopteris in zones 5 and 6.
Caryopteris should be cut back every spring to ensure sturdy, dense growth. However, do not cut it back until new growth begins to emerge on the stems in spring. Then, cut the whole plant back to just above where large, healthy buds are emerging.
[icon name="hb-moon-earth" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Hardiness Zone: 5-8
[icon name="hb-moon-tree-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous
[icon name="icon-resize-vertical" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Height: 4-5′
[icon name="icon-resize-horizontal" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Spread: 3-4′
[icon name="icon-sun" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Sun Exposure: Sun
[icon name="hb-moon-leaf-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Foliage: Purple
[icon name="hb-moon-fan" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Flower: White
[icon name="icon-tint" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Water Usage: Moderate
Pearl Glam® Beautyberry is an improved cultivar with multi-season interest starting in spring with the emergence of its lovely dark purple foliage. Late summer brings white flowers that yield violet-purple berries by the hundreds. An upright habit makes this a space-saver compared to more conventional beautyberry varieties, too.
Top three reasons to grow Pearl Glam® beautyberry:
– dark purple foliage from spring to frost
– dozens of orchid-colored berries in fall
– upright, space-saving habit
Other Notes: Pearl Glam® does not need a pollinator to set berries; one plant is sufficient for a good crop. Prune, if desired, in early spring, and remove any dead wood at that point as well. Plant may experience some die back each year in colder zones, but it will resprout from the ground and still flower and fruit that year.
[icon name="hb-moon-earth" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Hardiness Zone: 5-9
[icon name="hb-moon-tree-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous
[icon name="icon-resize-vertical" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Height: 2′
[icon name="icon-resize-horizontal" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Spread: 2-3′
[icon name="icon-sun" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Sun Exposure: Sun
[icon name="hb-moon-leaf-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Foliage: Green
[icon name="hb-moon-fan" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Flower: Blue
[icon name="icon-tint" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Water Usage: Low to Moderate
Pugster Blue® Butterfly Bush is a compact plant that reaches just 2 feet tall and wide but has the large, full flowers normally seen on a much larger plant. It blooms non-stop from early summer through frost with true-blue flowers, each with a tiny yellow-orange eye in the center. Thanks to thick, sturdy stems, the Pugster® series offers vastly improved hardiness and winter survival over other types of dwarf butterfly bush. Prefers good drainage.
[icon name="hb-moon-earth" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Hardiness Zone: 5-9
[icon name="hb-moon-tree-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous
[icon name="icon-resize-vertical" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Height: 2-3′
[icon name="icon-resize-horizontal" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Spread: 3-4′
[icon name="icon-sun" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Sun Exposure: Sun
[icon name="hb-moon-leaf-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Foliage: Green
[icon name="hb-moon-fan" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Flower: Purple
[icon name="icon-tint" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Water Usage: Moderate
Lo & Behold® ‘Purple Haze’ Butterfly Bush puts on a show of fragrant purple-blue flowers from mid-summer to frost. With a wide spreading, non-invasive habit, it is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds, but not to deer. Prefers good drainage.
Special Features:
Fragrant Flowers
Continuous Blooms/Rebloomer
Long Blooming
Heat Tolerant
Deadheading Not Necessary
Drought Tolerant
[icon name="hb-moon-earth" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Hardiness Zone: 5-9
[icon name="hb-moon-tree-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous
[icon name="icon-resize-vertical" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Height: 18-24″
[icon name="icon-resize-horizontal" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Spread: 18-24″
[icon name="icon-sun" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Sun Exposure: Sun
[icon name="hb-moon-leaf-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Foliage: Green
[icon name="hb-moon-fan" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Flower: Orchid Pink
[icon name="icon-tint" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Water Usage: Low to Moderate
Lo & Behold® ‘Pink Micro Chip’ Butterfly Bush is the smallest member yet of this series of award-winning dwarf butterfly bush. It’s a tiny and tidy mound of orchid-pink flower spikes, with a cute pincushion-like habit that makes it perfect for including in perennial gardens. Earlier blooming than other butterfly bush, which means you get nonstop color from early summer clear through frost. Highly deer and rabbit resistant, too! Prefers good drainage.
Top three reasons to grow Lo & Behold® ‘Pink Micro Chip’ Butterfly Bush:
-very dwarf habit
-pink flowers appear earlier than other butterfly bush
-non-invasive
Other Features:
Fragrant Flowers
Continuous Blooms/Rebloomer
Long Blooming
Heat Tolerant
Deadheading Not Necessary
Drought Tolerant
[icon name="hb-moon-earth" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Hardiness Zone: 5-9
[icon name="hb-moon-tree-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous
[icon name="icon-resize-vertical" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Height: 18-24″
[icon name="icon-resize-horizontal" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Spread: 24-30″
[icon name="icon-sun" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Sun Exposure: Full Sun
[icon name="hb-moon-leaf-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Foliage: Green
[icon name="hb-moon-fan" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Flower: Lavender
[icon name="icon-tint" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Water Usage: Moderate
Lo & Behold® ‘Lilac Chip’ Butterfly Bush features soft lavender-pink flowers on a compact dwarf plant. Reblooming until frost, the fragrant blossoms are attractive to butterflies. Heat tolerant and deer resistant, it is adaptable and easy to care for, requiring no dead heading after blooming.
[icon name="hb-moon-earth" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Hardiness Zone: 5-9
[icon name="hb-moon-tree-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous
[icon name="icon-resize-vertical" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Height: 18-30″
[icon name="icon-resize-horizontal" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Spread: 20-28″
[icon name="icon-sun" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Sun Exposure: Sun
[icon name="hb-moon-leaf-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Foliage: Green
[icon name="hb-moon-fan" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Flower: Blue Purple
[icon name="icon-tint" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Water Usage: Low to Moderate
Lo & Behold® ‘Blue Chip Jr’ Butterfly Bush is smaller and less brittle than the original, with the same attractive silver-green leaves. Great for mass plantings, containers or mixed into perennial gardens. This charmer flowers from mid-summer to frost. Winner of a Silver Medal at Plantarium, 2015.
Cold, wet winters can be really hard on buddleia, so here are a few tips to help buddleia thrive in your garden:
-Make sure the soil is well-drained.
-Full sun, at least 6 hours.
-Plant early in the season. This gives the plants all summer and fall to establish. Fall planting can be chancy in northern regions.
-Wait until it leafs out in spring before pruning. In some years you may have to prune it back to the ground. After milder winters, maybe not so much. Avoid fall pruning.
[icon name="hb-moon-earth" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Hardiness Zone: 5-9
[icon name="hb-moon-tree-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous
[icon name="icon-resize-vertical" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Height: 4-5′
[icon name="icon-resize-horizontal" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Spread: 4-5′
[icon name="icon-sun" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Sun Exposure: Sun
[icon name="hb-moon-leaf-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Foliage: Green
[icon name="hb-moon-fan" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Flower: Ruby Red Pink
[icon name="icon-tint" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Water Usage: Moderate
With its intensely colored blooms and refined habit, Miss Molly Butterfly Bush is the queen of the summer garden. Its fragrant flowers are the closest to red of any butterfly bush and appear for months every summer without dead heading. Unlike older varieties of butterfly bush, ‘Miss Molly’ reaches jut 4-5’/1.2-1.5m tall, so it’s easy to work into any sunny landscape. This non-invasive variety thrives in hot climates. Butterflies and hummingbirds will find it as irresistible as you do! Prefers good drainage.
Top reasons to grow Miss Molly Butterfly Bush:
– Rich and unique flower color is very eye-catching
– Refined habit is more suitable to landscaping than other types of butterfly bush
– Non-invasive
[icon name="hb-moon-earth" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Hardiness Zone: 4-8
[icon name="hb-moon-tree-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous
[icon name="icon-resize-vertical" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Height: 3-4′
[icon name="icon-resize-horizontal" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Spread: 3-4′
[icon name="icon-sun" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Sun Exposure: Sun
[icon name="hb-moon-leaf-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Foliage: Orange
[icon name="hb-moon-fan" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Flower: Yellow
[icon name="icon-tint" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Water Usage: Low
Bright and cheery, Sunjoy® Tangelo Barberry has vivid orange new growth that develops a distinctive chartreuse margin as the season goes on. Stronger growing than other variegated cultivars, it is colorful in the landscape from spring to fall. Certified wheat-rust resistant. Prefers well-drained soils. May be pruned to shape in summer.
Top three reasons to grow Sunjoy® Tangelo barberry:
– Intense orange new growth makes a strong statement in the landscape
– Highly deer-resistant
– Thorny stems are good for planting under windows for added security.
PLEASE NOTE: Sunjoy® Tangelo barberry is restricted and cannot be shipped to or sold in the state(s) of MA, ME, NH, NY, VT, or WI.
[icon name="hb-moon-earth" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Hardiness Zone: 8-11
[icon name="hb-moon-tree-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Evergreen/Deciduous: Evergreen
[icon name="icon-resize-vertical" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Height: 8-12′
[icon name="icon-resize-horizontal" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Spread: 6-8′
[icon name="icon-sun" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Sun
[icon name="hb-moon-leaf-2" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Foliage: Green
[icon name="hb-moon-fan" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Flower: Inconspicuous
[icon name="icon-tint" size="small" color="#084f8d" float="left" link="" new_tab="no"]Water Usage: Low to Moderate
Shiny Xylosma is useful as a hedge or tall screen and can be trained as a tree for patios or containers. Compact with dense shiny leaves, its natural habit is a rounded umbrella shape. New growth has an attractive bronze red color that ages to rich green. Easily shaped by shearing, it is a tough versatile evergreen. Although regular watering is preferred it is adaptable to brief periods of drought.