First Editions® Trippy Pink® Butterfly Bush — Buddleia davidii 'Bailbudone'

First Editions® Trippy Pink® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii 'Bailbudone') is a rounded deciduous shrub with upright stems and dense dark green foliage. Long panicles packed with tiny hot pink flowers bloom from summer into fall, attracting bees and butterflies.

Grow in full sun and well-drained soil. Allow room for its broad mature size in borders and mixed plantings.

Growing details

• Plant type: Deciduous shrub
• Mature height: 6–8 feet
• Mature spread: 6–8 feet
• Spacing: Approximately 7 feet apart
• Hardiness: USDA zones 6–9
• Light: Full sun
• Soil: Well-drained; avoid wet soil
• Flowers: Hot pink panicles
• Bloom season: Summer into fall
• Foliage: Dense dark green leaves
• Habit: Rounded with upright stems
• Cultivar: 'Bailbudone'

Care and garden use

This low-maintenance shrub tolerates a range of soils provided they drain well. Avoid wet conditions.

Use as an accent or in grouped plantings, borders, wildlife gardens, rock gardens, foundation plantings, hedges, or suitably sized containers. Pair with verbena, Russian sage, or daylily where growing conditions suit each plant.

Image credit: Prides Corner, Buddleia davidii Trippy Pink® ('Bailbudone'). Plants naturally vary in appearance and may differ from the images shown.