Buddleia Pink Delight

Pink Delight Butterfly Bush is a well branching compact shrub with a spreading, arching habit and willowy grey-green leaves with whitish undersides.  The long and dense spike-like terminal clusters of fragrant bright pink flowers bloom in summer attracting bees and butterflies.  Removing spent flowers can encourage continued blooms until frost.  Best performance in sunny well-drained areas.  Type:  Shrub Height:  5’ - 7’  Spread:  5’ - 7’ Spacing:  6’ USDA Hardiness Zone:  5 - 9 Culture:  Full Sun Bloom Color:  Pink Season of Interest:  Summer, Fall MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Intolerant of wet soils.  A fast grower that can reach 10-15’ tall if not cut back in late winter. Watch for spider mites and nematodes. LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Gardens, Rock Gardens, Foundation Plantings, and Containers. COMPANION PLANTS:  Russian Sage, Daylily, Coneflower IMAGES: Ptelea, Buddleja 'Pink Delight' panicle, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Ptelea, Buddleja 'Pink Delight', CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Buddleja davidii Pink Delight 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0 *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.