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Black Knight Butterfly Bush
The Butterfly Bush 'Black Knight', Buddleia 'Black Knight', is a vigorous growing shrub that boasts dark purple flower from mid-summer.
This shrub flowers summer and fall and is easy to grow. It matures to 4'-6' with a spread of 4'-5'. Its' many spikes of dark purple flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds all season. It grows well in full sun. This deciduous shrub blooms mid-summer to early fall. Butterflies and bees will flock to the honey-scented blossoms, whose dilute nectar is sweetest in midday sun. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and should be pruned back to the ground in spring. In cooler areas, the foliage may die back to the ground in winter. It can be used for borders, back of gardens, an accent plant, a deciduous hedge, or in rock gardens.
*Spikes of Dark Purple Flowers
*Attracts Butterflies and Hummingbirds
*Full Sun
Family Buddleia 'Black Knight'
Foliage Green
Mature Height 4 - 6 feet
Mature Spread 4 - 5 feet
Soil Widely Adaptable
Zones 5-9
Moisture Widely Adaptable
Mature Form Upright, Spreading
Growth Rate Fast
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Flower Color Dark Purple
Asteraceae Centaurea cyanus
This is an example of the timeline you would see based on your growing conditions.
Gophers
Gophers will eat almost anything, even the roots of fairly Well-established trees and are the curse of many western gardeners (or should I say many western gardeners curse Gophers). They are most often kept under control by trapping (especially in early spring before they breed), or with hunting cats, but they are difficult to eliminate entirely.
These animals generally prefer to tunnel and won’t usually walk on to the bed and dig down from the surface. You can keep them out of a bed by lining it with wire mesh. This is expensive and time consuming for a large garden, but you could line some special beds for growing those crops most favored by them. The mesh must be put down carefully. These creatures aren’t stupid, they seem to know there is something good on the other side and will work to find chinks in the barrier.
Image: USDA Forest Service - Northeastern Area Archive, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Last Frost Date (LFD) refers to the approximate date of the last killing frost of spring.
Example first frost date on April 08.
First Frost Date (FFD) refers to the approximate date of the first killing frost of winter.
Example first frost date on November 01.
Current week.