Create a refreshing oasis in your summer garden with 'Miss Pearl' butterfly bush! This is our favorite white-flowered butterfly bush for bringing a luminous, mysterious beauty to the garden after the sun sets, and attracting night-flying moths. Its blooms a crisp white, not the same dingy ivory you see in lesser butterfly bushes. Enjoy hundreds upon hundreds of flower spikes every summer with no need to trim or deadhead!
Note: this plant cannot currently be shipped to Oregon or Washington; we will update this page when it has met the criteria to be sold in those states.
Vital details:
Size: 4-5' tall and wide
Light: full sun (6+ hrs/day)
Hardiness: USDA zone 5-9 (Find your hardiness zone)
Pollinator value: attracts adult butterflies of many species; also attracts hummingbird moths
Notable features: fragrant, deer resistant, drought tolerant, long blooming, deadheading not required.
Plant name: Buddleia x 'Miss Pearl' pp#28,553, cbraf
For complete growing details, click on over to our garden guide.
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Bought a Miss Pearl Butterfly Bush last summer. It survived a cold Wisconsin winter, didn't really start growing till after the fourth of July and it is less than 6 inches tall this year, and has very tiny flowers. I think the butterflys will need spectacles to find it. My annual Zinna's planted nearby are 100 times taller than Miss Pearl. Have decided from now on I will not plant anything that isn't zone 4 hardy, even though I live in zone 5A
Hello! Thank you for your feedback. Butterfly bushes are notorious for emerging later than other plants in the garden, especially in colder climates. In regards to plant growth, so many factors - like weather, soil type, watering, and fertilizing, all come into play. When transplanting young plants from a nursery pot to a garden, the plant allocates more energy to root development instead of shoot development (above ground). It's important for them to develop a robust root system so they can actually absorb the nutrients and water in the soil around them. Then after their root system is more developed they'll invest in their shoots and flower development. They generally spend their first year growing roots in their new home, the second year they have more energy to put into growth, and the third year, they are growing and flowering vigorously. This applies to plants in the garden center as well as plants you purchase online. We hope this helps. Happy Gardening!
Plant came quickly and was in good shape. However since planting it’s been struggling. Hopefully it makes it through the winter. Have ordered many other plants in the past from Great Garden Plants and have had great luck. The rest are thriving!
Love my Miss Molly butterfly bush. It arrived healthy. I immediately planted it in a large pot on my deck. I is now triple in size and is blooming like crazy. Many thanks.
Plant arrived half dead. Trying my hardest to bring the few sticks left back to life. Fairly sure the plant won't make it.
Hello! We apologize you received your plants not up to our standards. As we try our best to provide exceptional service, some factors like shipping and handling are outside of our control, and issues like this can sometimes happen. Please email pictures of any plant(s) in question to claims@greatgardenplants.com, making sure to put your order number and name in the subject line so that we may provide the best assistance possible. Rest assured, we do have a 60 day guarantee on all of our plants. If you received your plants within that timeframe, we will be happy to apply your warranty once we receive the pictures. Happy Gardening!