OnlinePlantCenter 3 gal. Butterfly Bush Flowering Shrub with White Flowers

A vigorous deciduous shrub renowned for its profusion of sweetly scented panicles of snowy white flowers. Borne at the tips of current year’s growth, these flower spikes can be up to 8 in. long and are on display from mid summer through early fall, attracting beneficial pollinators like bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden. Gracefully arching branches with lance shaped, grayish green leaves, the plant has an overall habit of 5 ft. tall and wide. An easy to grow, drought tolerant plant that is also considered deer and rabbit resistant.

• Provides late summer and fall color when few other shrubs are in bloom
• Beautiful true white flower spikes are often cut for fresh bouquets
• Recipient of the prestigious award of garden merit of the royal horticultural society
• Vigorous shrub is fast growing and flowers prolifically
• Ships in a 10 in. tall and wide black nursery pot and the plant itself is approximately 12 in. to 15 in. tall
• Outdoor hardy in USDA plant zones 5 to 9
• Accommodate mature size or when planting in groups, space 4 ft. away from other plants or structures
• Full sun lover, the butterfly bush grows in most well drained soils