Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'

Black Knight Butterfly Bush

  • Dark purple, cone-shaped flowers
  • Attracts butterflies
  • Fast growing
  • Long blooming
  • Deer resistant

  • Category: Shrub
  • Hardiness Zone: 5-8
  • Height: 6-9 ft
  • Spread: 6-9 ft
  • Bloom Color: Purple Shades

Purchase options for Black Knight Butterfly Bush

  • Size: #3 18-21"
  • Status: Sheared and/or Dormant
  • Availability: In Stock

$57.00


This plant literally explodes into a summer landscape with masses of 4" to 10" long cone-shaped flowers in dark purple shades from July through September. Adding to this color are the clouds of butterflies these flowers attract while open. Extremely fast growing and fountain-shaped, it is best treated as a woody perennial and cut back in the winter to ensure the new growth that will hold the summer's flowers.

Foliage Color
Green
Maintenance and Care
Drought Tolerant
Fast Growing
Mass Planting
Vigorous
Critter Resistance
Deer Resistant
Flower Color
Purple
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Summer Bloomer
Late Summer
Fall
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Habit
Upright
Soil Moisture
Dry Soil
Average Water
Moist, Well-Drained
Growing Tips for Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'

Prune in early spring down to 12-15" size to rejuvenate. Clip spent flowers to encouage rebloom. Thrives in full to part sun and most soils.