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   If you are just getting into butterfly gardening, you've got to get a butterfly bush!
   Butterfly bushes (Buddleia davidii) rank high on the list of hummingbird and butterfly attracting plants. They usually bloom from mid July through frost, producing abundant flower spikes which look and smell somewhat like miniature lilacs.
   Butterfly bushes are hardy in zones 5-9. They sometimes die back to the ground during the winter and then sprout new growth in May or June. Even with a late start in spring though, they grow rapidly and reach a large size before blooming begins in July. Butterfly Bushes are deer resistant and drought tolerant.
        Near the bottom of this page, we offer a lot of highly desirable flowering shrubs. If you prefer to purchase small plants over large, full grown specimens, check these plants out. Included are some of the most beautiful flowering bushes available to gardeners.
      We also offer Goji Berry, also known as Chinese Wolfberry. Available in gourmet and health food stores, Goji berries are usually expensive to buy----but easy to grow!

We ship Butterfly Bushes from May through October.
Important Note: Before you order plants from our nursery, please check to see that we are able to ship to your state. We can only ship plants to 27 states in the USA.
We CAN ship plants to the following states within the USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. State and Federal regulations prohibit us from shipping to other destinations. If you do not live in one of the states we are permitted to ship to, please do not order. We will not ship your order and will charge you a $3.00 service charge to cancel your order and return your payment.

BUTTERFLY BUSHES Available For May, 2013 Shipping:
Genus, Species	Description	Price
Buddleia davidii 'White Profusion' 'White Profusion' Butterfly Bush	Large white flower spikes. Grows 5'-7' high.	$7.50 each
Buddleia davidii 'Miss Molly' 'Miss Molly' Butterfly Bush	Magenta flower spikes. Grows 4'-5' high.	$8.50 each
Buddleia davidii 'Royal Red' 'Royal Red' Butterfly Bush	Magenta flower spikes. Grows 5'-6' high.	$7.00 each
Buddleia davidii 'Butterfly Heaven' 'Butterfly Heaven' Butterfly Bush	Lavender flower with orange eye, silvery foliage. Grows 5'-7' high.	$7.50 each
Buddleia davidii 'Nanho Purple' 'Nanho Purple' Butterfly Bush	Lavender flower spikes, silvery foliage. Grows 4'-5' high.	$7.50 each
Buddleia davidii 'Pink Delight' 'Pink Delight' Butterfly Bush	Large pink flower spikes. Grows 5'-7' high.	$7.50 each
Buddleia davidii 'Peacock' 'Peacock' Butterfly Bush	Large lavender-pink flower spikes. Grows 4'-5' high.	$8.50 each
Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight' 'Black Knight' Butterfly Bush	Deep blue-black flowers. Grows 5'-7' high.	$7.50 each
Buddleia Lo & Behold 'Blue Chip' Lo & Behold 'Blue Chip' Miniature Butterfly Bush	Lavender-Blue flower spikes. Grows 24"-36" high.	$8.50 each
Buddleia Lo & Behold 'Purple Haze' Lo & Behold 'Purple Haze' Miniature Butterfly Bush	Dark Purple flower spikes. Grows 24"-36" high.	$8.50 each
Buddleia x weyeriana 'Honeycomb'' 'Honeycomb' Butterfly Bush	Yellow flowers. Grows 5'-7' high. Note: Yellow Butterfly Bushes do not attract many butterflies, but they do attract honey bees.	Sold Out. May be more in July.
Buddleia davidii ''Attraction' 'Attraction' Butterfly Bush	Large magenta flower spikes. Grey-green foliage Grows 10'-12' high.	Should be available in June.
Buddleia davidii 'Cornwall Blue' 'Cornwall Blue' Butterfly Bush	Lavender flower spikes. Grey-green foliage Grows 4'-5' high.	Should be available in June.
Buddleia davidii 'Harlequin' 'Harelquin' Butterfly Bush	Variegated foliage (green/white). Magenta flower spikes. Grows 5'-6' high.	Should be available in June.
Buddleia davidii 'Asian Moon' 'Asian Moon' Butterfly Bush	Lavender flower spikes. Grows 4'-5' high.	Should be available in June.

Buddleia Lo & Behold 'Blue Chip', niniature butterfly bush

Lo & Behold Miniature Butterfly Bushes

New for 2013, we are offering the Buddleia Lo & Behold Miniature Butterfly Bushes. They are new, miniature, noninvasive varieties. They will not reproduce.
Lo & Behold 'Blue Chip' produces lavender-blue flower spikes and matures at just 24"-30" high.
Lo & Behold 'Purple Haze' yields deep purple flowers, grows 30"-36" high, and makes an excellent ground cover.
Both 'Blue Chip' and 'Purple Haze' bloom from mid July thru September and both attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees.
Lo & Behold 'Blue Chip' and 'Purple Haze' can be ordered above.

Buddleia Lo & Behold 'Purple Haze', miniature butterfly bush

Fountain Butterfly Bush
(Buddleia alternifolia 'Argentea')

Fountain Butterfly Bush grows 5' to 6' high and 5' wide. They generally bloom in June, ahead of most other Butterfly Bushes. Its silvery foliage is finely textured and blends well in naturalistic settings. Fountain Butterfly Bushes should not be cut back in fall or spring as they bloom on the previous year's growth.

Perennial, zones 5-9. $9.00 each


'Pink Delight' Butterfly Bush	'Black Knight' Butterfly Bush	'Peacock' Butterfly Bush	'Honeycomb' Butterfly Bush

The Butterfly Bushes listed above are shipped in 3" to 4" deep pots or nursery liners. They are small when shipped, but most will grow 15" - 20" high this summer and all should bloom this summer! By next summer, they should be 3 to 4 feet high and attract butterflies and hummingbirds like a magnet. We ship via USPS Priority Mail.

We Offer These Flowering Shrubs too:
Some attract butterflies. Some do not. All are garden-worthy.

Goji Berry         (Lycium barbarum)

Goji Berry, also known as Chinese Wolfberry, is a super fruit, a fruit having exceptional nutrition and anticipated health benefits. Packed with antioxidants, it has been used in China for medicinal purposes for centuries. In 2007 Anheuser-Busch introduced the first energy drink made with the exotic Goji Berry. Among Goji products offered on the market today, you will find dried berries (plain, chocolate coated, and yogurt coated), juice blends, pure juice, dietary supplements, and energy drinks.
Related to tomatoes, potatoes, chili peppers, and eggplant, Goji Berry is easy to grow. Like its relatives, it should be grown in full sun. Staking is recommended for maximum access to the nutrient-rich fruit, which grows on long, elegantly curving branches. The stake should be about 48" high and approximately 1" wide. The plant produces lavender to purple flowers June thru September. Red berries mature August thru October. The berries should be left on the plant for about two weeks after turning red.
A recipe for Goji Breakfast Bars will accompany each order for one or more Goji Berry plants.

Perennial, zones 5-9.            $7.00 each

Blue Mist Spirea (a.k.a. Bluebeard)
(Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Longwood Blue')

A fast growing shrub maturing at 36"-42" high and wide, Bluebeard produces steel blue flowers late August thru September. It is heat tolerant and deer resistant. Here at Rose Franklin's Perennials, we often have Monarch butterflies feasting on the nectar of our Bluebeard bushes.

Perennial shrub, zones 5-9. $6.00 each

Beautyberry
(Callicarpa dichotoma))

Beautyberry is a hard-to-find shrub which grows to about 48" high and wide. Tiny white flowers yield clusters of bright purple berries in autumn, and the berries remain purple thru most of the winter. Grows well in full sun or part shade.

Perennial shrub, zones 5-9. $6.00 each

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Samidare', Bush Clover

'Samidare' Bush Clover
(Lespedeza thunbergii 'Samidare')

Growing 4'-5' high, 'Samidare' Bush Clover produces a shower of bright fuschia sweetpea-like flowers in late summer. Easy to grow, the shrub should be cut back to about 12" high in early spring.

Perennial shrub, zones 4-8. Should be ready for shipping by early June.

Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice', Summersweet

'Ruby Spice' Summersweet
(Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice')

Growing 4'-6' high, 'Ruby Spice' Summersweet produces highly fragrant pink flower spike July thru August. The flowers attract butterflies. Deer Resistant.

Perennial shrub, zones 4-9. Should be ready for shipping by early June.

Vitex agnus-castus 'Shoal Creek', Chastetree

'Shoal Creek' Chastetree
(Vitex agnus-castus 'Shoal Creek')

'Shoal Creek Chastetree grows to be a 4'-6' shrub in the north, an 8'-10'tree in the south. It produces old lavender-blue 12"-15" flower spikes in mid to late smmer. Deer Resistant.

Perennial shrub, zones 5-9. Should be ready for shipping by early June.

Buttonbush
(Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Growing 6'-10' high, Buttonbush produces small ball-shaped white flowers in mid summer. The shrub prefers to grow in moist soil, and the flowers attract butterflies. Full sun or part shade.

Perennial shrub, zones 5-9. Should be ready for shipping by early June.

'Pink Cascade' Tamarix
(Tamarix 'Pink Cascade')

'Pink Cascade' Tamarix grows 10'-15' high and is a sight to behold when it is adorned with masses of rich pink flowers in mid summer. Its light green juniper-like foliage is soft and feathery. Adaptable to dry soils, the bush should be cut back to the ground in winter.

Perennial shrub, zones 2-8. Should be ready for shipping by early June.

Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii 'Kordes', 'Amethyst' Coral Berry

'Amethyst' Coral Berry
(Symphoricarpos Amethyst�, Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii 'Kordes')

Coral Berry grows 3'-5' high and produces small white flowers in mid summer. In late summer, vibrant hot pink fruit appears, and the showy fruit covered stems can be used in cut flower arrangement. Deer Resistant.

Perennial shrub, zones 3-7. Should be ready for shipping by early June.

New Jersey Tea
(Ceanothus americanus)

New Jersey Tea is a deciduous shrub that grows to just 36" high. It produces oval-shaped clusters of tiny white flowers which are utilized by numerous butterfly species as a nectar source. It is also a host plant for the Spring Azure, the Summer Azure, and the Mottled Duskywing butterflies. Easy to grow.

Perennial shrub, zones 4-9. Should be ready for shipping by early June.

Coppertina� 'Mindia' Ninebark
(Physocarpus optulifolius 'Mindia')

Growing 6'-8' high, the foliage of this deciduous shrub is copper in spring and rich coppery-red in fall. Small soft pink flowers line its gently arching branches in early summer. Easy to grow. Deer Resistant.

Perennial shrub, zones 3-8. Should be ready for shipping by early June.

Spiraea Double Play� 'Big Bang'

Growing just 24"-36' high, Spiraea 'Big Bang' has beautiful orange-tinged foliage in spring, and yellow foliage in summer. Its flowers are pink and a bit larger than those of other spiraeas. Easy to grow. Deer Resistant.

Perennial shrub, zones 4-9. Should be ready for shipping by early June.

Hibiscus syriacus 'America Irene Scott', Sugar Tip Rose of Sharon

Sugar Tip� Rose of Sharon
(Hibiscus syriacus 'America Irene Scott')

A new eye-catching Rose of Sharon with variegated creamy-white and bluish-green foliage, Sugar Tip� Rose of Sharon grows 8'--12' high. Proclaimed to attract butterflies. Noninvasive. Deer Resistant.

Perennial shrub, zones 5-8. Should be ready for shipping by early June.

Hibiscus syriacus 'Sanchoyo', Rose of Sharon

'Sanchoyo' Rose of Sharon
(Hibiscus syriacus 'Sanchoyo')

'Sanchoyo' Rose of Sharon grows 8'-12' high and produces showy deep pink flowers which somewhat resemble those of exotic Japanese peony. The flowers appear in mid summer. Deer Resistant.

Perennial shrub, zones 5-8. Should be ready for shipping by early June.

'Dynamite' Crepemyrtle
(Lagerstroemia 'Dynamite')

The first true tree form Crepemyrtle, 'Dynamite' grows 10'-15' high and produces cherry red flowers from mid summer thru early fall. Spring foliage is crimson and its fall color is orange to red.

Perennial shrub, zones 7-9. Should be ready for shipping in June or July.

Lagerstroemia indica 'Pink Velour', Crepemyrtle

'Pink Velour' Crepemyrtle
(Lagerstroemia indica 'Pink Velour')

'Pink Velour' Crepemyrtle grows 10'-12' high and produces beautiful, huge pink flowers in mid summer. Its spring foliage is dark wine. H an drought tolerant. Mildew resistant. Deer Resistant.

Perennial shrub, zones 7-9. Should be ready for shipping in June or July.

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Butterfly bushes are hardy in zones 5 - 9. If you live in a colder zone, your butterfly bushes will likely die over the winter. Even so, you may wish to grow them in a container and treat them as an annual. Butterfly bushes prefer full sun (they must receive eight or more hours of sun a day to thrive).

If you would like a multi-color butterfly bush, simply plant two three small butterfly bushes (each a different color) within a few inches of each other. Upon maturation, the branches will intertwine to produce a multi-color appearance.

Quantities are limited on some of our nursery stock. Plants will be reserved to fill orders in the sequence in which orders are received. Please order at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment. Please do not order plants which are not currently posted with a plant description and price. When plants are removed from our availability lists, they are temporarily or permanently out of stock.

When and how should you prune your butterfly bush?

   We suggest cutting butterfly bushes back to about 4 feet high for the winter (so that heavy winter snow won't crush the bush to the ground). And don't cut the butterfly bushes back too early; November is our recommendation.
   Depending upon the severity of winter, your butterfly bush may appear dead in spring. Don't despair. Even when a butterfly bush doesn't develop leaf buds on the previous year's branches, it will usually sprout new growth from the root system. Be patient though. It might be mid May before your butterfly bush will show signs of life.
   In early June, cut off any branches which died over the winter. This is also a good time to trim the butterfly bush to the shape you'd like it to be.
   During its blooming period, usually mid July through September, you might deadhead (remove spend flowers) every two weeks or so. This assures that the bush will put its energy into producing more flowers rather than seed.

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Rose Franklin's Perennials
107 Butterfly Lane Spring Mills, PA 16875

(814) 422-8968 Email: RoseFranklin@aol.com

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