Honeycomb Butterfly Bush

Like a comb of golden honey, the bright yellow flowers of the unique Honeycomb Butterfly Bush form long flower heads of gold. Yellow is extremely rare in butterfly bushes, and this award-winning plant is the very best one there is. You and your friends will be amazed at this spectacular bush, which can still be carrying flowers in December in warmer states. It grows easily from zones 6 to 9, and in sheltered spots in zone 5. It forms a large bush up to 12 feet tall, but it can be kept to about 7 feet tall with hard pruning each spring. The flower heads are up to 8 inches long, and many are born continuously from early summer to the first frost. This is an unbeatable ‘must have’ plant for all gardens.

• Unique large golden yellow flowers spikes
• Arching shrub in flower for months
• Grows well in any sunny, drier location
• A magnet for butterflies
• Easy care, low-maintenance shrub

The Honeycomb Butterfly Bush should be planted in full sun, and it will thrive in any garden soil, even in poor, dry soil in urban conditions. New plants should be watered regularly, but once established this plant is drought resistant. It is normally untouched by pests or diseases, and it is very easy to grow, yet spectacular to see. Prune in late winter or early spring, leaving a framework of strong branches. Hard pruning at this time will keep the plant smaller and more compact, but not affect flowering at all. Remove the flower spikes as they fade, to encourage more and more to keep forming.