Posted on Saturday, February 27, 2010 by admin in Kentucky Daffodil Society |

Plant Type: Deciduous Shrub
Uses: Ornamental, Fragrance, Border, Cutting Bed, Container, Cutting Bed
Propagation: Stem cuttings, Seeds
Habit: Bushy
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Flower Color: Various
Blooms: Summer
Width: 4 – 8 ft.; Height: 3 – 10 ft.
Fertility: Moderately Rich
Soil: Neutral, Well-drained, High, Medium
Zone: 5 – 9
Attracts: Butterflies, Bees

This shrub is well-named for it will attract large numbers and varieties of butterflies to your garden. In mid-summer long dense flower clusters appear in profusion and are available in colors ranging from deep midnight purple to white, yellow and pink. Keep trimmed for a neat appearance and deadhead to prolong flowering. Complements other flowering plants in a border or makes a good container plant. Excellent as a cut flower and has a mild, sweet fragrance. Cut back hard in the spring and you will be surprised and delighted how quickly this shrub leafs out and blooms.