Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii ‘Nanho Blue’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Perennial Shrub
Height at Maturity: 5-8′, depending on climate
Width at Maturity: 5-8′, depending on climate
Spacing: 5′ for solid hedges, 10’+ for space between plants
Spacing: 5′ for solid hedges, 10’+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Arching, Bushy, Upright, Vase/Fountain Shape
Growth Rate: Fast to Very Fast
Flower Color: Gentian Blue
Flower Size: 4-8″ long clusters
Flowering Period: June to Frost!
Flower Type: Conical, Spike
Fragrant Flowers: Yes
Foliage Color: Grey-Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: No
Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun
Water Needs: Average, low when established
Soil Type: Clay (Amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained to Dry when established
Soil pH: 5.5 – 8.5 (Acid to Moderately Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Low to Average
Attracts: Visual Attention, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Insect, Rabbit
Description
One of our all-time favorites of the butterfly bushes, ‘Nanho Blue’ produces loads of elongated spikes packed with fragrant gentian blue flowers that contrast beautifully with the silver-grey, willow-like foliage. You and your butterflies and hummingbirds will enjoy the flowers from June to frost. Plant this one near a patio, deck or other outdoor living space where you can sit back and enjoy watching the show.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing to 5 feet tall and wide in the north and up to 8 feet tall and wide in the South, Nanho Butterfly Bush can be grown in garden beds or containers. In containers it grows maybe half the size as it does in the ground. We suggest a pot of at least 15 inches or more in diameter. In the landscape it is deal for use as a specimen, in groupings, or as a colorful hedge. A fine addition to butterfly and hummingbird gardens, blue theme gardens, fragrance gardens and cottage gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 5 feet for solid hedges or mass plantings; 10 feet or more for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush is exceptionally easy to grow. It thrives in full to mostly sun and isn’t too picky about soil type, provided the soil is well-drained and of average fertility. At least 6 hours of direct sun per day is recommended for best flowering. As with so many other plants, constantly soggy or wet soils can cause problems with the roots.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Butterfly Bushes.
How To Plant & Care For Butterfly Bushes
Planning a Butterfly Garden
Butterfly Garden Design & Planting Tips
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Received healthy looking plant. The shipped plant arrived well packaged and no carrier damage.—————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the awesome review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
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The butterfly bush was carefully packed and it actually looked like a healthy plant when it got to my house, not like some of the other things I’ve received. I have planted it in a pot and it is doing great! I will definitely order from Wilson Brothers again, which I already have done.————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
I received the plants, they were carefully packaged & in good shape. They are in the ground & doing well
No blooms yet but healthy plants.——————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
No blooms yet but healthy plants.——————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG























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