Buddleia Blue Chip 2 gallon pot

This miniature butterfly bush has all the appeal in a smaller package! Flowers from mid summer to frost. Pruning generally not needed, but may be trimmed in spring. Fragrant flowers. Deer resistant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Award Winner

Fragrant Flower

Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer

Long Blooming

Heat Tolerant

Deadheading Not Necessary

Drought Tolerant

Attracts: 

Butterflies

Hummingbirds

Resists: 

Deer

Small or Miniature

Characteristics

Plant Type:  Shrub

 Shrub Type:  Deciduous

 Height Category:  Medium

 Garden Height:  24 – 30 Inches 61cm – 76cm

 Spacing:  24 – 48 Inches 61cm – 1.2m

 Spread:  24 – 30 Inches 61cm – 76cm

 Flower Colors:  Blue

 Purple

 Flower Shade:  Blue-Purple

 Foliage Colors:  Green

 Foliage Shade:  Dark Green

 Habit:  Mounded

 Container Role:  Filler

Plant Needs

Light Requirement:  Sun

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Maintenance Category:  Easy

Blooms On:  New Wood

Bloom Time:  Early Summer

 Mid Summer

 Late Summer

Hardiness Zones:  5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

Water Category:  Average

Needs Good Drainage

Uses:  Container

 Groundcover

 Landscape

Uses Notes:  It's great for perennial gardens and container gardens. 'Blue Chip' also makes a fantastic mass planting.

Maintenance Notes:  Get all the details you need to grow butterfly bush like an expert in our Ultimate Guide to Butterfly Bush.

This little butterfly bush really is a charmer! It has all the fragrance and butterfly appeal of traditional varieties in a small, easy to maintain package. 'Blue Chip' stays under three feet tall without any pruning, and blooms continuously from mid summer to frost without deadheading. It is frost tolerant, non-invasive and very easy to grow. Cold, wet winters can be really hard on buddleia, so here are a few tips to help your buddleia thrive in your garden:

1. Make sure the soil is well-drained. That place where the plow truck dumps snow in the winter? Not a good idea.

2. Full sun. That's at least 6 hours. No cheating.

3. Plant early in the season. This gives the plants all summer and fall to establish. Fall planting can be chancy in northern regions.

4. Wait until it leafs out in spring before pruning. In some years you may have to prune it back to the ground. After milder winters, maybe not so much. Avoid fall pruning.