Blueberry Pie® Butterfly Bush

Deep blueberry-blue flower spikes from midsummer to frost, on a tidy 2-to-3-foot shrub that butterflies cannot resist.

Blueberry Pie® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) is a compact, free-flowering cultivar bred for rich color and a well-behaved habit. From summer into fall it sends up dense, slightly arching panicles in a saturated violet-blue, each one fragrant and alive with butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. The silvery-green foliage stays neat all season, and the dwarf, rounded form keeps it in scale with smaller beds, borders, and containers where a full-size butterfly bush would overwhelm. Fast-growing and dependable, it delivers months of bloom without sprawling.

Why growers choose the Blueberry Pie®

• Months of color. Blooms continuously from summer through fall, with spent spikes easily deadheaded to keep new flowers coming.
• True blue tones. The deep blueberry-violet flower color is unusually rich for a butterfly bush, reading vivid against the gray-green leaves.
• Pollinator magnet. Nectar-packed and lightly fragrant, it draws butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds all season long.
• Compact, tidy habit. At just 2 to 3 feet tall and wide, it fits the front of a border or a large pot without the legginess of older varieties.
• Tough and deer-resistant. Hardy in zones 5 to 9, fast to establish, sun-loving, and generally passed over by deer.

Plant it at the front of a mixed border, mass it as a low informal hedge, tuck it into a pollinator or cottage garden, or grow it in a patio container where you can watch the butterflies up close.