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Lo & Behold® 'Ice Chip' Butterfly Bush Buddleia x

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
2' 2'6" 61cm 76cm
Height: 18" - 2'
Spread: 2' - 2'6"
Height: 46cm - 61cm
Spread: 61cm - 76cm
  • Details

    18 - 24 Inches
    24 - 36 Inches
    24 - 30 Inches
    46cm - 61cm
    61cm - 91cm
    61cm - 76cm

    Features

    This variety is no longer available from Proven Winners®. Alternatives include: 'Miss Pearl' and Pugster White®

    Fragrant white flowers attract butterflies. Non-invasive. Dwarf, spreading habit. Deer-resistant.

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

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm
    Spacing: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Spread: 
    24 - 30 Inches 61cm - 76cm
    Flower Colors: 
    White
    Flower Shade: 
    White
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Silver
    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: 
    Mid Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Fall
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Fall
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Needs Good Drainage
    Uses: 
    Groundcover
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses Notes: 

    A good groundcover for mass plantings; perennial gardens; mixed borders.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Get all the details you need to grow butterfly bush like an expert in our Ultimate Guide to Butterfly Bush.

    This dwarf, wide spreading addition to the Lo & Behold series has pure white flowers which jump against a backdrop of silvery foliage. Not only seedless, it's also continuous blooming and requires no deadheading. Its neat, low spreading habit makes it the perfect ground covering plant.

    Cold, wet winters can be really hard on buddleia, so here are a few tips to help your buddleia thrive in your garden:

    1. Make sure the soil is well-drained. That place where the plow truck dumps snow in the winter? Not a good idea.

    2. Full sun. That's at least 6 hours. No cheating.

    3. Plant early in the season. This gives the plants all summer and fall to establish. Fall planting can be chancy in northern regions.

    4. Wait until it leafs out in spring before pruning. In some years you may have to prune it back to the ground. After milder winters, maybe not so much. Avoid fall pruning.

    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® 'Ice Chip' Buddleia x USPP 24,015, Can 4,664
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      John Barnett
      , Georgia
      , United States
      , 9 years ago
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