Butterfly Bush 'Miss Ruby'
Buddleia davidii x globosa "Miss Ruby" PP 19,950
Pickup available at Aiken Nursery
Usually ready in 2-4 days
'Miss Ruby' is the butterfly bush that finally cracked the color barrier: a striking, near-sterile hybrid of Buddleia davidii and Buddleia globosa carrying racemes of bright, purplish pink, a magenta few other butterfly bushes can touch. The shrub was bred by Dr. Dennis Werner at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, North Carolina, the source of our cuttings.
A relatively new introduction, 'Miss Ruby' won first place in the Royal Horticultural Society's 2008 butterfly-bush trials and has been a favorite since. Compact and free-flowering, fragrant, and drawing butterflies and hummingbirds all season, the shrub sets almost no viable seed, so the magenta show comes without the self-sowing of the old kinds. Plant in full sun in well-drained, fertile soil.
Use 'Miss Ruby' in a sunny border, a cottage garden, or a pollinator planting, where the hot magenta reads against silver and green. Cut the shrub back hard in spring once new growth shows, and the flowers return on the current season's wood by summer. Four to six feet, and one of the most colorful butterfly bushes going.
- Hardiness
- USDA Zones 6–9
- Sun
- Full Sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Mature size
- Height 4–6 Feet · Spread 4–6 Feet
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Seasonality
- Deciduous
Bright magenta-pink fragrant flowers, early summer to frost
From rooting to shipping, our top priority is ensuring you receive healthy, thriving plants for your garden’s success.
Because most of our plants are grown from rooted cuttings — alongside seed, air layering, and grafting chosen for each variety — you receive a stronger, true-to-type plant that establishes quickly in your garden.
Raised on organic soil blends and eco-friendly pest management — never harsh chemicals — your plant arrives healthy for your garden, your family, and the pollinators they feed.
Every purchase gives back. We donate to the Aiken Arboretum and support local wildlife conservation, so growing your garden helps protect the wider ecosystem too.
All our plant material is carefully propagated, grown, and nurtured at our humble nursery in Aiken, South Carolina.
Your plant arrives carefully packed and ready to settle in. Unpack them promptly, give them a day or two to acclimate, then plant following the notes we include — that’s all it takes. Clear care guidance comes with every order, so success is the easy part.
What to expect upon delivery
All our plants are sold in 1-gallon sizes, though the height of each plant can vary depending on its growth rate and seasonality, typically ranging from 1/2 to 2.5 feet.
Each plant is carefully packaged with its roots enclosed in a secure plastic bag containing moist soil, forming a compact root ball. To ensure safe transport, the box is padded with recycled newspaper, providing both stability and eco-friendly protection from weather during shipping.
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