Groovy Grape™ Butterfly Bush
Buddleia davidii 'PIIBD-I'
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Specifications
| Plant Characteristics | Attracts pollinators, Fast-growing, Flowering, Fragrant |
|---|---|
| Hardiness Zone | 5a to 9b |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Height | |
| Width | |
| Watering Needs | Moderate |
| Preferred Soil | Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Peaty, Sandy |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Growth Habit | Bushy, Spreading |
| Blooms In | Fall, Summer |
| Flower Color | Purple |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Fragrant | Yes |
| Suitable Space | Outdoors |
| Botanical Name | |
| Species | |
| Cultivar | |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Does Not Ship To | AK, HI, ID, MT, OR, PR, WA |
Description
Do you want a groovy butterfly garden this year? Turn any space in your garden into a butterfly hotspot with the First Editions® Groovy Grape™ Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii 'PIIBD-I')! This is an ornamental flowering shrub covered in huge, six to ten inches long, spikes of violet-purple flowers that are an instant draw to butterflies and Hummingbirds far and wide!
The fragrant flowers are strikingly colored and come in droves, ensuring that you will have plenty of cut flowers for bouquets without depriving your pollinators! Groovy Grape™ flowers are a classic deep color, accented by contrasting orange centers of each floret packed tightly along each spire.
The gray-green aromatic leaves are the perfect backdrop to the enormous spires and present an airy, elegant branching, 8-10 feet in height. Wonderfully adaptable throughout USDA planting zones 5 to 9, Butterfly Bushes are easy to care for and low-maintenance garden gems!
Planting and Application:
Groovy Grape™ will grow quickly to fill in bare spots in your foundation plantings, borders, and sun-drenched garden beds. They will reach their full height every year before you know it. Plant it with other butterfly-attracting plants in shades of yellows and oranges, or lavenders and blues!
These tall shrubs are fantastic screening and airy hedges that won't break the bank! En masse plantings thrive in hot sunny and Xeric locations and Rock Gardens alike! Groovy Grape™ shows off as specimen plantings when used solo, shining in the garden and always comes with their usual entourage of pollinators!
These ornamentals do equally well in the Cottage garden and pampered front garden berm! In fact, about any garden becomes a pollinator and cut flower garden with the addition of these brilliant flowering gems!
- Violet-Purple Fragrant Flowers
- Soft Silvery Green Foliage
- Mid-Sized Graceful Shrub
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Magnet
- Brilliant Specimens & Focal Points, Mixed Hedges, Backdrops & Mass Plantings
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Like all Butterfly Bushes, Groovy Grape™ does best in full sun, otherwise it will get leggy and sparse. Not doing well with wet feet, these plants need a place in your garden with good drainage and Nature Hills Root Booster to start them off best. Regular water is necessary for all new plants but once established, Buddleia (or Buddleja as they're sometimes spelled) can be low-moisture usage plants! You will keep the blooms popping with supplemental water during drought and high summer temperatures, as well as with regular Deadheading. That way you will have flowers well into autumn.
Provide 3-4 inches of arborist mulch to hold in moisture and insulate the roots. Once winter hits, Groovy Grape™ will die back to the ground in cold winter places like an herbaceous Perennial. In warmer climates, they act as woody shrubs. Either way, prune it back in spring to 12 inches to rejuvenate the entire plant.
- Full Sun For The Most Blooms
- Well-Drained Soil
- Fast Growing & Cold Hardy
- Moderate Moisture & Fertility
- Deer Seldom Bother Them
- Prune In Early Spring
Get your groove on and order your First Editions® Groovy Grape™ Butterfly Bush today and enjoy bountiful blooms and butterflies in your landscape! Now available at Nature Hills Nursery!
Planting & Care
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| $50 - $99.99 | $14.99 |
| $100 - $149.99 | $16.99 |
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Fantastic blooms almost immediately !! Just like the Buddleia Perfecta Trifecta, the Lil’ Raspberry Butterfly Bush arrived well packed and ready to bloom. It’s been only 3vweeks and the bush is attracting a lot of butterflies.
Three weeks in and already drawing butterflies. that is a great sign that the plant settled into its new spot without missing a beat. Buddleias can be reliable that way when they arrive in good condition and go straight into the ground. Thanks for the update, Karl, and enjoy the show this season.
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A butterfly bush that earns a one-word review like that is doing its job. Enjoy the blooms and the pollinators it will bring your way. Thanks for sharing, Nancy!
Well…I thought I did all I could do to help my plant survive after receiving it. I kept it in a shady area hoping that would help. I did not overwater as I know that could create more shock. I did end up planting it in an area which gets morning sun. It doesn’t look like it will survive. I broke off a piece of a branch. It looks dead with no green….
Wonderful plant, doing great with lots of visitors already. Beautiful blooms!
Butterfly bushes really do earn their name, and it sounds like yours is proving that already. The Psychedelic Sky blooms are such a standout color that the pollinators seem to find them quickly. If you want even more visitors next season, a light deadheading through summer keeps the flowers coming strong. Thanks for sharing, Helen!
It was in perfect condition when received. I love it!
Receiving a plant in perfect condition is always a great start, and Butterfly Bush tends to settle in quickly once it's in the ground. This one will reward you with long bloom periods and plenty of pollinator activity through the season. Thanks for sharing, Delcie. The Nature Hills Team
My shrub arrived in great condition and continues to grow.
Butterfly Bush establishes quickly when it arrives in good shape, so that steady growth is a great sign heading into the season. It should reward you with a long bloom period and plenty of butterfly visitors once it hits its stride. Thanks for sharing, Patty. The Nature Hills Team
So far it's holding it's own. I planted it in full sun. Plenty of humidity and high 80 temps making it rough. Fingers crossed 🤞
Butterfly Bush is a tough plant, and Lil' Raspberry handles heat better than most once it settles in. Full sun is exactly where it wants to be, so you have that part right. Keep the soil consistently moist through that establishment period and it should start pushing new growth before long. Rooting for it right along with you, Ken! -The Nature Hills team
I planted this a couple weeks before extreme heat in Michigan. Kept it watered and it’s doing well. Very excited to watch it grow.
Starting a new plant right before an extreme heat stretch takes some real attentiveness, and it sounds like you gave it exactly what it needed. Butterfly Bush tends to reward that kind of early care with strong establishment, so you should have a lot to look forward to as it fills in and starts drawing pollinators. Thanks for sharing, Gerry. The Nature Hills Team
Great plants!
Super pleased with all plants. 3 Butterfly bushes had EXCELLENT root growth and were well packaged!
Hi Thomas, Thank you for the 5-star review, we appreciate it and you! We hope that you have an abundance of butterflies flocking to your landscape to enjoy your butterfly bushes! Thank you - Nature Hills Customer Support
