Deep purple, honey scented flower clusters bloom on the tips of long strong branches.
The fragrant, arching clusters of Butterfly Bush are irresistible to hummingbirds and butterflies. Really a shrub, plants are best treated like perennials and pruned back hard each spring, to maintain a compact, bushy habit. This selection has long wands of dark purple flowers, on a tall clump. Excellent for cutting. Removing faded flower heads will encourage plants to continue blooming. Drought and heat tolerant once established. Deer resistant, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, fragrant, container plant, winter hardy, cut flower. Blooms mid-summer to fall.