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Lo & Behold® 'Blue Chip Jr.' Butterfly bush Buddleia x

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Summer
  • Fall
Mature Size
2'6" 2'4" 76cm 71cm
Height: 18" - 2'6"
Spread: 20" - 2'4"
Height: 46cm - 76cm
Spread: 51cm - 71cm
  • 18 - 30 Inches
    20 - 32 Inches
    20 - 28 Inches
    46cm - 76cm
    51cm - 81cm
    51cm - 71cm

    Features

    The original Lo & Behold 'Blue Chip' butterfly bush was a game-changing plant, and Lo & Behold 'Blue Chip Jr.' is an even better version! Look to this slightly smaller variety to show bluer flowers and a much earlier bloom time, ensuring even more color, beauty, and butterflies. Foliage has a silvery hue that looks right at home among flowering perennials and shrubs. 

    Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha is featured in our "Charmer" magazine ad.

    Top reasons to grow Lo & Behold Blue Chip Jr. Butterfly Bush:

    - Blue spiky blooms all summer

    - Earliest to bloom of all the Lo & Behold series

    - Sun-loving and deer resistant

    Award: Silver Medal at Plantarium, 2015. 

    Fragrant Flower
    Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
    Long Blooming
    Deadheading Not Necessary
    Drought Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Small or Miniature

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    18 - 30 Inches 46cm - 76cm
    Spacing: 
    20 - 32 Inches 51cm - 81cm
    Spread: 
    20 - 28 Inches 51cm - 71cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Blue
    Flower Colors: 
    Purple
    Flower Shade: 
    indigo
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    silver-green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    New Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Heat Zones: 
    9
    Water Category: 
    Low
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Edging Plant
    Uses: 
    Groundcover
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses Notes: 

    Hedges; mass plantings; perennial gardens; mixed borders

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Learn to care for your butterfly bush like a pro with our Ultimate Guide to Butterfly Bush.

     

     

    Fun Facts: 

    This non-invasive variety is approved for sale in Oregon and Washington, though it will be called a "summer lilac" instead of a "butterfly bush."

    Lo & Behold® 'Blue Chip Jr.' Buddleia x USPP 26,581, Can 5,620
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