Lo and Behold® Pink Micro Chip Butterfly Bush

Light Needs

Full Sun

(6+ Hours Direct Sun)

Mature Height

1.5-2 Feet

Mature Spread

1.5-2 Feet

Growing Zones

5 to 9

Lo & Behold 'Pink Micro Chip' is the cutest butterfly bush (Buddleia) yet! It packs into a tiny version all the pluses of butterfly bushes – like fragrance, drought tolerance, easy care, long bloom – and butterflies, or course. The dwarf butterfly bush grows to only 2 feet high and wide, so you can tuck it into nearly any garden bed or container. Each summer, you and the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds will enjoy a mound of orchid-pink flower spikes.

Lo & Behold 'Pink Micro Chip' Butterfly Bush is not invasive, which is important in a few areas of the country that have banned older varieties of Buddleia. You don’t have to worry with this hybrid. Deer leave butterfly bushes alone, and they are easy shrubs to maintain. The butterfly bush is hardy to the cold of zone 5 and to the heat of zone 9. Few small shrubs have this many great qualities.

Lo & Behold Pink Micro Chip Butterfly Bush Care

Plant Lo & Behold 'Pink Micro Chip' Butterfly Bush in full sun (at least 8 hours a day) for best results. Place it in nearly any soil that drains well with the base of the plant slightly above the soil to help water drain away from the plant in heavier rain. Once the plant is established and growing, it needs less water than most shrubs, but you can water a little more in periods of high summer heat. Prune the plant by cutting just above where new leaves appear in spring. You don't have to deadhead buddleias.

Lo & Behold Pink Micro Chip Butterfly Bush Spacing

Use Lo & Behold 'Pink Micro Chip' Butterfly Bush as a dramatic container thriller or plant several as a butterfly magnet border or hedge. Space the plants about 2 feet between centers.

Interesting Facts - This plant is sometimes called "summer lilac" instead of a "butterfly bush."

 

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Compare flower color, growth habit, mature size, and the features that set each Lo & Behold® butterfly bush apart.

Variety	Flowers	Habit	Mature Size	Why Choose It
Lo & Behold Ruby Chip® Butterfly Bush	Ruby-magenta	Compact, mounded	30–32" H × 30–32" W	Richest warm ruby-magenta color in the series
Lo and Behold® Blue Chip Butterfly Bush	Blue-purple	Compact, mounded	2–2.5' H × 2–2.5' W	The original Lo & Behold® selection
Lo and Behold® Blue Chip Jr Butterfly Bush	Blue-purple	Compact, mounded	1.5–2.5' H × 1.5–2.5' W	Earlier blooming with bluer flowers than Blue Chip
Lo and Behold® Lilac Chip Butterfly Bush	Lavender-purple	Low, mounded	1.5–2' H × 2–2.5' W	Soft lilac color on a low-growing shrub
Lo and Behold® Purple Haze Butterfly Bush	Purple-blue	Low, spreading	2–3' H × 3–3.5' W	Widest spreading habit for slopes & broad plantings
Lo and Behold® Ice Chip Butterfly Bush	White	Low, spreading	1.5–2' H × 2–2.5' W	Only white-flowered choice; useful for low groundcover effects
Lo and Behold® Pink Micro Chip Butterfly Bush	Orchid pink	Compact, mounded	1.5–2' H × 1.5–2' W	Smallest footprint with orchid-pink flowers

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