Zone: 5-9Height: 4-5' x 4-5'Light Needs: Full Sun Blooms summer to frost. Prune when new growth emerges in Spring. Prefers well-drained soils. Fertilize in the Spring. Deer resistant … [Read more...] about Buddleia ‘Summer Skies’ (Butterfly Bush)
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Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’ (Bluebeard)
Zone: 5-9Height: 2-4' x 2-3'Light Needs: Full Sun Blooms striking flowers of purple that attract butterflies mid to late Summer and fragrant silver-gray foliage prefers well-drained soil. Cut back … [Read more...] about Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’ (Bluebeard)
Leucothoe axillaris (Coastal doghobble)
Zone: 6-9Height: 2-4' x 3-5'Light Needs: Part Shade A broad-leaf evergreen that is low-growing with a spreading, vase-like habit and thick, shiny, dark green leaves with clusters of slightly … [Read more...] about Leucothoe axillaris (Coastal doghobble)
Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ (Summersweet)
Zone: 4-6' x 3-5'Height: 4-8Light Needs: Full Sun to Part Shade A rounded, densely branched deciduous shrub with glossy green foliage that turns shades of yellow in the Fall. Produces sweetly … [Read more...] about Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ (Summersweet)
Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush)
Zone: 5-9Height: 5-12' x 4-8'Light Needs: Full Sun to Part shade A North American deciduous shrub with white fragrant flowers in Summer that mature into hard spherical ball-like fruits. Fruiting … [Read more...] about Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush)