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 spring bees, 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!
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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