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

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

Family:

Loganiaceae (Logania Buddleia Buddleja Family) 7

Genus:

Buddleia (Butterfly-Bush Lilac) 7

Plant Type:

Shrub 491

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 5 235

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 807

Flowers:

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

Foliage:

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

Fruit:

Brown (Small seed capsule; not ornamentally important)

Ultimate Height:

4-5 feet

Ultimate Spread:

4-5 feet

Light Requirements:

Soil:

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 463

Fragrant Flowers 174

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.