Buddleia davidii Black Knight (Black Knight Butterfly Bush)Dark purple, cone shaped flowers Attracts butterflies Fast growing Long blooming Deer resistant 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

It has beautiful glossy medium green foliage

5" Ruby red flowers with yellow centers Sterile flowers Darker green foliage and clump-forming Does not become frosted in the heat From master hybridizer Darrell Probst Deep green

All-season interest

Be sure to give it a quick shearing as flowers fade in August to promote a colorful later September rebloom

including a rich dose of iron (10%) to restore nutrient deficiencies and treat chlorosis (yellowing)

These hybrid Delphiniums are bred for strong stems to hold up the enormous flowers

in a border

white flowers in early spring

edging or border uses

ruffled flowers starting in late May

a spot closer to the front of the garden

Hardiness Zone 6-10 Height 2-3 ft Spread 2-3 ft