Buddleia davidii 'White Bouquet'
White Bouquet Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii ‘White Bouquet’ — commonly known as White Bouquet Butterfly Bush — is a vigorous deciduous shrub grown for its large, fragrant, pure-white flower panicles that bloom continuously from mid-summer through fall. It offers a classic look and strong pollinator appeal, especially in larger garden spaces.
Key features
Width / spread: 6–8 ft
Height: 6–8 ft (can reach ~8–10 ft if left unpruned)
Flower color: Pure white with small orange eye
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 and habit)
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
Informal hedges and screens
Large landscape plantings
Notes
Produces long, showy white panicles with strong fragrance
Blooms on new wood — prune hard in early spring to control size and increase flowering
Highly attractive to butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds
Fertile cultivar — may self-seed; restricted or discouraged in some regions
- Plant type
- Deciduous Shrub, Flowering Shrub
- Height
- 6-8'
- Width
- 6-8''
- Hardiness zones
- 5–8
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Bloom time
- Early Fall, Fall, Late Summer, Summer
- Flower color
- White
- Leaf color
- Green
- Fall color
- Green
- Attracts
- Butterflies
- Soil
- Loamy well-drained
- Landscape use
- Foundation
- Shape
- Mounded
- Bark
- Exfoliating
- Fruit
- Yes
- Fragrant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Salt tolerant
- Yes
- Drought tolerant
- No