Grand Cascade Butterfly Bush
Buddleia 'Grand Cascade'
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Understanding Plant Options
Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:
- Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
- Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements
Container Plant Sizes
Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.
Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| 2" x 2" x 3" | 0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts | 0.20 - 0.23 dry liters |
| 4" Container | 0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts | 0.35 - 0.96 dry liters |
| 4.5" Container | 0.65 dry quarts | 0.72 dry liters |
| 6" Container | 1.4 dry quarts | 1.59 dry liters |
| 1 Quart | 1 dry quart | 1.1 dry liters |
| 5.5" Container | 1.89 dry quarts | 2.08 dry liters |
Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Quart | 2 dry quarts | 2.2 dry liters |
| #1 Container | 2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts | 2.49 - 4.11 dry liters |
| 5" x 5" x 12" | 3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts | 3.85 - 4.74 dry liters |
Mature Plants (2-4 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #2 Container | 1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons | 5.24 - 7.75 dry liters |
| #3 Container | 2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons | 8.14 - 12.16 dry liters |
Large Plants (3-5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #5 Container | 2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons | 12.86 - 20.35 dry liters |
| #6 Container | 5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons | 23.12 - 26.42 dry liters |
| #7 Container | 5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons | 26.34 - 28.76 dry liters |
Bare Root Plants
Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.
Common Sizes:
- Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
- Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet
Important Notes
Container Volume Specifications
- Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
- Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
- Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents
Growing Conditions
- Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
- Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
- Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment
Seasonal Availability
- Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
- Container plants are available throughout the growing season
- Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes
Questions?
For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.
Plant Highlights
Grand Cascade Butterfly Bush highlights at a glance!
Specifications
Specifications
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Moisture
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Soil
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Growth RateMedium
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Pollinator Friendly
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Fragrant
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Pruning Time
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Bloom PeriodSummer, Fall
Growing Zones 5-10
Add a sculptural focal point in your Butterfly Garden with a Butterfly Bush covered with absolutely enormous, lavender-purple flowering panicles! Put Grand Cascade Butterfly Bush (Buddleja x 'Grand Cascade') to work as a showy, nectar-rich resource for your precious local ecology and doesn't display seeding!
Enjoy watching jewel-toned Hummingbirds, Pollinators, and fuzzy native bees cavort and dip into the cascading display of drooping blooms! Each thick panicle measures a foot or more and grows out, down, and away from the shrub, heavy with their burden of nectar-rich florets!
You won't believe how much visual impact they have on your landscape! The beautiful shade of purple and soft silvery green foliage partners beautifully with many other flowers and shines in the sun landscape throughout USDA hardiness zones 5 through 10!
Planting and Application:
Grand Cascade Butterfly Bush is also well-suited for use as a specimen or grouping in a lawn planting bed. They'll add a charming look at the end of the season...when other flowering shrubs have bloomed and finished! Pumping out huge panicles until frost with some attentive deadheading on your part.
Snip a few of these extravagant and giant flowering spires to create an amazing cut flower arrangement! They'll stand up to the big bountiful blooms of Hydrangea, and even outshine Roses! Their honey-scented fragrance will win you over as well! Try them near a window or doorway, where you'll be able to smell their honey-scented blooms.
Despite being a larger Butterfly Bush, growing up to 5-6 feet in height when in bloom, Grand Cascade deserves to be front and center! Give it a prominent location on a front yard berm or as the crown jewel to your Cottage Garden, mixed shrub border, Rock Garden, or even planted on either side of your front steps! A Children's Garden becomes more magical with these huge blossoms and their entourage of flying visitors!
They are great for screening and prettily solve some privacy concerns you may have with a flowering hedge the neighbors can’t possibly be upset by. You'll hide unsightly views or delightfully block nosey neighbors. Butterfly Bushes grow quickly...so by the time summer is in full swing, you'll feel secure around seating areas and the pool deck without a heavy feeling of oppression.
Use multiples in a zigzagging planting pattern spaced four feet apart on center on a hard-to-mow slope, or on top of a retaining wall so they can droop over the edges!
- Weeping Flowers Held in Foot-Long (Plus!) Panicles
- Honey-Scented & Long-Lasting Flower Power Mid-Summer Through Early Fall
- Gorgeous Shades of Light Lavender-Purple
- Excellent Nectar Support For Butterflies, Hummingbirds & Beneficial Pollinators
- Great in Indoor Cut Flower Arrangements
- Impressive Focal Points & Specimens, Pretty Hedges & Screening
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Give Buddleia Bushes a spot in full sun with well-drained soil. Provide regular water for young plants just getting established in your garden, and plenty of supplemental moisture during drought and the summer months to keep the enormous flowers returning until frost. Plant with Nature Hills Root Booster, and a 3-4-inch layer of arborist mulch to support your shrub's root system further.
Deadheading keeps blooms returning until frost but wait until early spring to prune to ensure a dense, more floriferous shrub. In cold climates, you will want to cut these plants back to the ground before spring because this plant acts like an herbaceous perennial. However, when grown in warm growing zones, these woody shrubs only need an early spring trim will help ensure the best performance and best flowers.
- Heat Tolerant & Full Sun
- Moderate Moisture & Fertility
- Blooms on New Wood - Prune Early Spring
- Rarely Damaged By Deer
- Drought Tolerant Once Established
- Non-Invasive - Easy to Grow Without Self-Seeding
This improved Buddleia (spelled Buddleja sometimes) makes a huge visual impact. Supersize your landscape by ordering several Grand Cascade Butterfly Bushes from NatureHills.com today! You'll never regret this spectacular shrub!
