Buddleia davidii 'Peakeep' [sold as Peacock™]
Peacock Butterfly-Bush

Buddleia davidii ′Peakeep′ [sold as Peacock™] - Flowers

Family:

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) 28

Genus:

Buddleia (Butterfly-Bush Lilac) 7

Plant Type:

Shrub 468

Growth Forms:

Bushy 187

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 5 251

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 836

Flower Notes:

Pink (10-12" long pinkish-purple flower panicles, emerging in June, sometimes lasting into October)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Grayish-green foliage that emerges in late spring and lasts into late fall; no fall color change)

Fruit Notes:

Brown (Small seed capsule; not ornamentally important)

Ultimate Height:

4-5 feet

Ultimate Spread:

4-5 feet

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Prefers fertile, moist, well-drained soils, but quite adaptable

Range:

Cultivated origin

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Leaves (4-10" long by 1-3" wide) are opposite, simple, laceolate, finely toothed, glabrous on the upper surface, and tomentose on the bottom. Petiole is very short (can almost appear sessile.) The stem is pubescent when young, becoming glabrous at maturity.

Special Characteristics:

Flowering Characteristics 355

Fragrant Flowers 188

Additional Information

The Peacock Butterfly-Bush is a compact, dwarf cultivar and is valued for its profusion of attractive, fragrant pinkish-purple flowers and long bloom period that can even stretch into October. The flowers of this shrub attract a considerable amount of butterflies. This plant tolerates clay soil, but is not tolerant of wet soils. To maintain vigor and flower size, it is recommended to give this plant a hard prune or prune to the ground in early spring, before growth begins. This plant seeds itself freely and can become quite weedy, so it is best to deadhead the old flowers, before they can go to seed. This also encourages further blooming.