About the Butterfly Bush
- White :
The White Butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii
'Alba', is easily grown in average, medium wet,
well-drained soil in full sun. This deciduous bush
becomes weedy and sparse with diminished flowering
performance if not grown in full sun. Does poorly in
wet conditions.
In USDA Zones 5 and 6, this plant will often die
to the ground in winter and therefore is often grown
in the manner of an herbaceous perennial. Even if
plants do not die to the ground in winter, they
usually grow more vigorously, produce superior
flowers and maintain a better shape if cut to the
ground in late winter each year. Removal of spent
flower spikes during the growing season will
encourage additional bloom, but consider leaving
final blooms in place to facilitate reseeding.
