Butterfly-Bush, Birthday Cake

Buddleja davidii

$54.99

Outdoor Plant Size

Back for the 2026 season.

Birthday Cake™ Butterfly Bush features showy panicles of fragrant purple flowers with hot pink overtones at the ends of the branches from early summer to mid fall, which emerge from distinctive deep purple flower buds. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has green deciduous foliage. The serrated narrow leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.

Mature Height: 3' - 5'

Mature Spread: 3' - 5'

Sunlight Exposure: Sun

Water Needs: Moderate

We want you to be completely satisfied with your purchase and confident in your gardening experience. Plants in healthy condition may be returned within 14 days of purchase for a full refund. Non-plant items may also be returned within 14 days if unused and in original packaging. A receipt is required.

Please Note: Images on our website or tags may show plants at full maturity or in bloom. Actual plants may vary in size, maturity, and seasonal appearance at time of purchase.

We want you to be completely satisfied with your purchase and confident in your gardening experience. Plants in healthy condition may be returned within 14 days of purchase for a full refund. Non-plant items may also be returned within 14 days if unused and in original packaging. A receipt is required.

Please Note: Images on our website or tags may show plants at full maturity or in bloom. Actual plants may vary in size, maturity, and seasonal appearance at time of purchase.

Plant Profile

Butterfly-Bush, Birthday Cake

Sunlight Exposure

Sun

Water Needs

Moderate

Landscape Use

Accent

Growth Rate

Fast

Growth Shape

Mounding

Flowering Season

Summer, Fall

Foliage Color

Green

Pest + Disease Resistance

Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Insect Resistant, Disease Resistant

Pollinator + Wildlife Support

Pollinator – Butterflies, Pollinator – Hummingbirds

Season of Interest

Summer

Fall Color

Copper-Brown-Bronze

Garden Performance & Beauty

Flowers for Cutting, Repeat Flowering

Environmental Tolerances

Cold Tolerant, Juglone (Black Walnut) Tolerant

Winter Foliage

Deciduous

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