MONARCH® Glass Slippers Butterfly Bush (Buddleia 'Glass Slippers')

MONARCH® Glass Slippers Butterfly Bush (Buddleia 'Glass Slippers', PP27,832) is a dwarf deciduous shrub with an arching, mounded habit and silvery-green foliage. Long, fragrant flower panicles carry pale periwinkle-blue blooms from late summer into fall, attracting bees and butterflies.

Its low, wide form adds soft texture and late-season color to sunny borders, grouped plantings, foundation beds, and containers. Pair with verbena, Russian sage, or daylilies for contrasting flower shapes and heights.

Growing details

• Plant type: Deciduous flowering shrub
• Mature size: 2–3 feet tall and 4–5 feet wide
• Spacing: Approximately 4.5 feet apart
• Hardiness: USDA zones 5–10
• Light: Full sun
• Soil: Well-drained soil; avoid wet sites
• Flowers: Fragrant, pale periwinkle-blue panicles
• Flowering season: Late summer into fall

Care and landscape use

This low-maintenance shrub performs best in a sunny, well-drained location. It tolerates a range of soils except persistently wet ones and has good drought tolerance.

Use as a flowering accent, in rock gardens, or in mixed borders where its broad mound has room to develop.

Image credit: Prides Corner, Buddleia davidii Monarch® 'Glass Slippers'. Plants naturally vary in appearance and may differ from the images shown.