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Lo & Behold® 'Blue Chip Jr.' Butterfly bush Buddleia x

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Summer
  • Fall
Mature Size
2'6" 2'4" 76cm 71cm
Height: 18" - 2'6"
Spread: 20" - 2'4"
Height: 46cm - 76cm
Spread: 51cm - 71cm
  • Details

    18 - 30 Inches
    20 - 32 Inches
    20 - 28 Inches
    46cm - 76cm
    51cm - 81cm
    51cm - 71cm

    Features

    The original Lo & Behold 'Blue Chip' butterfly bush was a game-changing plant, and Lo & Behold 'Blue Chip Jr.' is an even better version! Look to this slightly smaller variety to show bluer flowers and a much earlier bloom time, ensuring even more color, beauty, and butterflies. Foliage has a silvery hue that looks right at home among flowering perennials and shrubs. 

    Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha is featured in our "Charmer" magazine ad.

    Top reasons to grow Lo & Behold Blue Chip Jr. Butterfly Bush:

    - Blue spiky blooms all summer

    - Earliest to bloom of all the Lo & Behold series

    - Sun-loving and deer resistant

    Award: Silver Medal at Plantarium, 2015. 

    Fragrant Flower
    Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
    Long Blooming
    Deadheading Not Necessary
    Drought Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Small or Miniature

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    18 - 30 Inches 46cm - 76cm
    Spacing: 
    20 - 32 Inches 51cm - 81cm
    Spread: 
    20 - 28 Inches 51cm - 71cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Blue
    Flower Colors: 
    Purple
    Flower Shade: 
    indigo
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    silver-green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    New Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Heat Zones: 
    9
    Water Category: 
    Low
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Edging Plant
    Uses: 
    Groundcover
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses Notes: 

    Hedges; mass plantings; perennial gardens; mixed borders

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Learn to care for your butterfly bush like a pro with our Ultimate Guide to Butterfly Bush.

     

     

    Fun Facts: 

    This non-invasive variety is approved for sale in Oregon and Washington, though it will be called a "summer lilac" instead of a "butterfly bush."

    Lo & Behold® 'Blue Chip Jr.' Buddleia x USPP 26,581, Can 5,620
  • 10 Reviews

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    Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
    • I love these compact easy to care for butterfly bushes. They have an abundance of flowers with butterfly’s all over them. My husband and are looking at them right now from our deck they are really beautiful. I live in zone 6b and they grow well here. I have had these for 4 years and they come through the winter fine. I will say two things to note about low and behold butterfly bushes if you have never grown them before; 1. They look dead in the spring for a long time. In my area late May or early June they they start to come to life. 2. If you water them too far into the fall their roots will be too wet going into winter and they will die. I did lose a couple plants years ago and Woman at my local nursery told me to stop watering them in the fall and let the roots dry out and that seems to work.

      Connie Poirier
      , 4 years ago
    • I have two Lo and Behold Blue Chip jr. Plants. They are doing very well, full of blooms and they attract butterflies. Both plants have been in the ground for 2 seasons and are very healthy and easy to maintain.

      Judy Brooten
      , Georgia
      , United States
      , 7 years ago
    • Good Plant; however, The Pink Micro Chip is GREAT !

      Ken Fets
      , 9 years ago
    • I have two of these planted in my front bed. They are amazing performers, very low-maintenance, and eye-catching. Many people ask me about them. They attract the most beautiful butterflies and the color is outstanding paired with bright yellows or pinks.

      Heather
      , Kansas
      , United States
      , 10 years ago
    • I have had this plant in my garden for three years. This year, I added two more. They are always loaded with butterflies and they smell wonderful. Also are pretty carefree.

      Margie
      , Illinois
      , United States
      , 10 years ago
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