Buddleia davidii 'Peacock'

Peacock Butterfly Bush

Buddleja davidii ‘Peacock’ — commonly known as Peacock Butterfly Bush — is a striking and vigorous deciduous shrub grown for its eye-catching, multicolored flowers that often mix shades of purple, orange, and copper on the same plant. This cultivar provides a bold and unusual look in the garden and remains highly attractive to butterflies and other pollinators throughout the bloom season.

Key features
Width / spread: 6–8 ft
Height: 8–10 ft (can be kept smaller with annual pruning)
Flower color: Multicolored clusters with purple, orange, and copper tones
Bloom time: Mid-summer through fall
Foliage: Gray-green, lance-shaped leaves
Form: Upright, arching shrub
Life cycle: Deciduous shrub

Growing conditions
Sun: Full sun (required for best flowering)
Soil: Well-drained; average to lean soils preferred
Water: Low to moderate; drought tolerant once established
Hardiness:



Zone Low: 5b



Zone High: 9a



Landscape use
Specimen shrub
Back of shrub borders and perennial gardens
Butterfly and pollinator gardens
Mixed native plantings
Informal hedges and screens

Notes
• Produces distinctive multicolored flower panicles that can resemble a peacock’s plumage.
• Blooms on new wood — prune hard in early spring for best rebloom.
• Highly attractive to butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds.
• Fertile cultivar — may self-seed and is restricted or discouraged in some regions.

Plant type

Flowering Shrub

Height

3-4'

Width

3-5'

Hardiness zones

5–8

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth rate

Fast

Bloom time

Early Fall, Fall, Late Summer, Summer

Flower color

Lavender

Leaf color

Green

Fall color

Green

Attracts

Bees butterflies birds, Butterflies

Soil

Loamy well-drained

Landscape use

Foundation

Shape

Clump, Oval/Rounded

Bark

Exfoliating

Fruit

Yes

Fragrant

Yes

Deer resistant

Yes

Salt tolerant

Yes

Drought tolerant

No