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Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion'
Common name:
White Profusion orange-eye butterfly-bush
Family:
Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Distribution:
Species native to China
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
A wonderful, deciduous shrub which is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. It has large, sometimes over 1' long, fragrant, tightly conical terminal flower panicles that are clear white with an orange eye. These flowers are produced from early summer to frost and are set off well by gray-green leaves. Grows to 7' tall with slightly less spread and can do so in a single growing season.
Links:
Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder
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RHS Horticultural Database
Locations
1:
VVW: AX16
(AX16)
• Accession: D2002-0875.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual