Spring-Blooming Spotlight: Mop Top™ Fountain Butterfly Bush
No more waiting for butterfly bush blooms! Introducing Mop Top™ Fountain Butterfly Bush from Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs, a new type of fountain butterfly bush that is easy to love by gardeners and pollinators alike. Mop Top™ Butterfly Bush (Buddleia alternifolia or fountain butterfly bush) has a breathtaking fountain of cascading branches, each adorned with a profusion of fragrant, lavender flowers. This shrub is an excellent addition to existing pollinator landscapes, offering a bevy of nectar to fuel butterflies and others between their other pit stops. Here, we introduce this new spring-blooming Buddleia and discuss why it belongs in your garden.
What makes this Buddleia so unique?
Fragrant Spring-Blooming Flowers
Unlike other butterfly bush varieties that bloom in summer, Mop Top begins its show of highly fragrant arching flowers in spring! This is a special treat for early-season pollinators like honeybees who are looking for a snack or dessert in the garden.
Unique Weeping Branches
Traditional butterfly bush varieties set their flowers on new wood, while Mop Top™ features long arching branches that cascade the beautiful lilac-colored blooms downward on old wood. There is no need to prune or deadhead these weeping branches, making this shrub low maintenance!
Sterile, Non-Spreading
Mop Top™ is sterile and seedless, meaning it will not spread in the garden. This makes it available to ship to states like Oregon and Washington under the name "Summer Lilac" to differentiate it from other Buddleia varieties.
Dwarf Shrub, Great For Hedges
This shrub is a dwarf fountain butterfly bush, reaching a compact 3-5ft tall and wide, making it easy to tuck into borders, privacy hedges, or even containers!
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