General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 4 - 10 feet
Plant Spread: 4 - 10 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on new wood
Other: Continuous bloom or rebloomer
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Violet
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Sterile
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PBR; PPAF

Trade name information:
Trade Name: InSpired™ Violet
Cultivar name: 'ILVOargus2'
Common names
  • Butterfly Bush
Also sold as:
  • Argus Velvet
  • Buddleia
  • Buddlea
  • ILVOargus02

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