Buddleia Raspberry Wine

Raspberry Wine Butterfly Bush

Buddleja davidii ‘Raspberry Wine’ — commonly known as Raspberry Wine Butterfly Bush — is a vigorous deciduous shrub prized for its rich raspberry-magenta flower panicles, strong fragrance, and long bloom season. Blooming from mid-summer through fall, it delivers bold color and outstanding pollinator appeal in larger garden spaces.

Key features
Width / spread: 6–8 ft (arching branches can read slightly wider at maturity)
Height: 8–10 ft (can be maintained at 6–8 ft with annual pruning)
Flower color: Raspberry-magenta to deep pink with 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 color)
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 raspberry-colored panicles with noticeable fragrance



Blooms on new wood — prune hard in early spring to control size and maximize flowering



Highly attractive to butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds



Fertile cultivar — may self-seed; restricted or discouraged in some regions

Plant type

Flowering Shrub

Height

4-5'

Width

3-4'

Hardiness zones

5–8

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth rate

Fast

Bloom time

Spring, Summer

Flower color

Purple

Leaf color

Green

Fall color

Green

Attracts

Bees butterflies birds

Soil

Loamy

Landscape use

Accent Plant, Container, Mass Planting

Shape

Mounded

Bark

Exfoliating

Fruit

Yes

Deer resistant

Yes

Drought tolerant

No