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A garden classic since 1959, ‘Black Knight’ butterfly bush boasts some of the most dramatically colored flowers you’ll find in a butterfly bush. They aren’t quite black, but they are an intriguing deep purple-blue that few other plants can match.
Black Knight Butterfly Bush - 3 Gallon Pot. A long time favorite of ours, and the hummingbirds and butterflies, Black Knight is a tall-growing Buddleia that produces elongated clusters of fragrant, deep purple (almost black) flowers from June all the way to frost. Get all details below!
The 'Black Knight' is the darkest flowering buddleia, making it a standout choice for any garden that seeks to attract butterflies and provide a striking visual impact. For a spectacular garden display, pair this shrub with yellow-flowering perennials like Black-Eyed Susans and Yellow Coneflowers.
Deliciously fragrant blooms of deep, velvety purple open on long 10" wands from midsummer to fall, attracting flocks of butterflies. 6-8' tall and wide, this plant is easy and foolproof to grow, despite heat, drought or poor soil. Plant in full sun or partial shade.
The Black Knight Butterfly bush forms cone-shaped panicles looking like lilacs in purple with orange-yellow throats. The sweet nectar attracts butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden. When the blooms are left alone, it develops a two-valved seed capsule that splits open when ripe and is self-seeding.
Award-winning Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight' (Butterfly Bush) is a vigorous large deciduous shrub with gracefully arching branches, studded with lance-shaped, dark green leaves with white-felted undersides, and sweetly scented elongated panicles of dark purple, almost black flowers.
Spectacular summer color from lightly fragrant, dark violet-purple flower spikes. A fast growing shrub that works well as a foundation shrub, an accent plant or as a background in borders. Slightly hardier than other varieties, but may die to ground in cold winter areas, emerging vigorously in spring. Deciduous.
