butterfly lavender plant Lavender Cascade Butterfly Bush

The Lavender Cascade Butterfly Bush (Buddleia x 'Lavender Cascade') is a magical-looking plant. Sometimes, it is hard to believe these bushes grow in the wild! Its large, lavender blooms cascade down the plant like a waterfall!

If it wasn't obvious from the name, this bush attracts gorgeous butterflies! You can also expect visits from beneficial insects, bees, and Hummingbirds! Lavender Cascade will have frequent visitors and admirers, and you will have loads of scented blooms for your bouquets with these fluffy, fragrant spires!

The foliage is a gorgeous gray-green color that offsets the lavender flowers perfectly. You'll love the cool-toned mix of colors. The aromatic foliage and airy branching are heat and humidity-resistant throughout USDA hardiness zones 5 to 9, shrugging off sun and summer conditions without fading or shrinking away!

Planting and Application:

The most common usage of this 5-6 foot tall flowering shrub is as ornamental borders and hedges. Homeowners and business owners love how they will look lining any foundation or property as a backdrop or screening hedge

Perfect for covering your unsightly fence, this bush can grow from 5-6 feet tall and spread 5-7 feet wide. Imagine having your yard fenced in by these mystic bushes! Mix with other Cascade Butterfly Bushes like Pink or Grand Cascade, or with other vibrantly-colored Buddleia!

Pot up in large planters around sunny patios, or add these cascading gems to pretty urns on your front entry! Cascade Butterfly Bushes make a memorable focal point in either front or backyard plantings in pots or in the ground.

Include Lavender Cascade in your Cottage border, or Perennial Garden! These shrubs are hardy enough for Rock Gardens, and their xeric nature allows these beauties to handle sun, heat, and poor, dry soil. Butterfly Bushes are even listed on Firewise Landscaping state plans!

• Full-Size Elegant Lavender Panicles
• Natural Dwarf Butterfly Bush
• Honey-Scented Fragrant Flowers
• Reblooming & Long-Lasting Color & Late-Season Nectar Resource
• Support Butterflies, Hummingbirds & Beneficial Pollinators
• Patio Plant, Containers, & Perfect Choice for Small Space Gardens

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Butterfly Bush care is pretty simple and easy! We have a few things for you to keep in mind. Provide the Lavender Cascade Butterfly Bush with a full-sun location! This is where it performs best, and the colors look magnificent when they sparkle in the sunlight. Remember to plant this bush in well-drained soil so the roots don't drown in water, yet always have moisture to feel nourished!

Many people wonder when to prune Butterfly Bushes. Well, Butterfly Bush pruning is important so the bush grows back each year with full and healthy blooms! Deadhead after flowers fade and to keep them reblooming! Prune back all stems hard each spring just before it starts to grow again!

In cooler climates, Buddleia acts more like an herbaceous Perennial, and may die down to the ground during the frosts and quickly regrow from the roots–these things grow quickly! In warmer zones, you'll enjoy a woody deciduous shrub!

This Butterfly Bush is deer-resistant and strong! You don't need to worry about them browsing your precious flowers.

• Great in Full Sun & Tolerates Heat
• Well-Drained Soil
• Moderate to Low Moisture Needs
• Easy to Grow & Rarely Damaged by Deer
• Blooms on New Wood - Prune Early Spring

The lovely Lavender Cascade Butterfly Bush adds elegance to your landscape! Order your quality Buddleia today at Nature Hills Nursery, and soon you will enjoy their beauty and butterfly-drawing power for yourself or that special someone!

This series isn't known to self-seed! Nature Hills uses Plant Sentry™ to ensure that plants are shipped to where they won't get into trouble. Even though this is a non-invasive modern cultivar, some areas can not receive shipments of Butterfly Bush, so type in your zip code to find out.