Birthday Cake® Butterfly Bush

Sweetly fragrant, layered spires of soft lavender-pink open from midsummer straight through fall, drawing butterflies in by the dozen.

The Birthday Cake® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) is a compact, vigorous flowering shrub bred for nonstop summer color and a tidy, well-behaved habit. Its full, fluffy panicles bloom in a creamy lavender-pink with a delicate, honeyed fragrance, held above narrow gray-green foliage on upright stems. Reaching just 4 to 5 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide, it stays neat enough for smaller spaces while still delivering the long bloom season and pollinator magnetism butterfly bushes are loved for. Use it as a flowering focal point, a low informal hedge, a back-of-the-border anchor, or the centerpiece of a sunny pollinator planting.

Why growers choose the Birthday Cake®

• Months of bloom. Flowers open in summer and keep coming into fall, blooming on new growth so it rewards a simple late-winter cut-back with a fresh flush every year.
• True butterfly magnet. The nectar-rich spires pull in butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds all season, making it a cornerstone of any pollinator garden.
• Soft color with fragrance. Creamy lavender-pink panicles carry a light, sweet scent that reads beautifully near a patio, path, or seating area.
• Cold-hardy and tough. Reliable in zones 5 through 9, fast-growing, and unfussy once established in full sun and well-drained soil.
• Deer tend to pass it by. The aromatic foliage is generally left alone by browsing deer, a welcome trait in rural and suburban gardens.

Whether you want a fragrant anchor for a mixed border, a free-flowering low hedge along a fence, a standout in a large container, or the heart of a butterfly garden, the Birthday Cake® brings dependable color and movement to any sunny spot.