BUTTERFLY 
SHES 
CONTINUOUSLY 
JULY 
UNTIL 
FROST 
ee a BUTTERFLY BUSH, 
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3 : eee Average 
pie ” Zones Blooms Mature Height 
a> 2-3 June-frost 4- 6 ft. 
4-5 June-frost =) taste 
6-7-8 June-early fall 7-10 ft. 
The long, attractive flower spikes are borne on grace- 
ful stems and have a soothing, sweet fragrance. The 
plant dies back to the ground in most winters, but 
makes a fast new growth when spring arrives. Rec- 
ommended for planting in full sun, and dry places. 
BUTTERFLY BUSH, 
ILE DE FRANCE 
Average 
Zones Blooms Mature Height 
2-3 July-Aug. 5-1 date 
4-5 July-Aug. 6- 8 ft. 
6-7-8 June-Aug. 7-12 ft. 
The individual florets of the bloom spikes look much 
like the Lilac. This variety, like others, attracts hordes 
of Butterflies. The plant dies back to ground in most win- 
ters, but makes a fast new growth when spring arrives. 
Recommended for planting in full sun, and dry places. 
BUTTERFLY BUSH, 
ROYAL PURPLE 
Average 
Zones Blooms Mature Height 
2-3 July-Aug. 4.6 ft. 
4-5 July-Aug. 5-7 ft. 
6-7-8 June-Aug. 5-8 ft. 
Flowers are borne on long flower spikes, 
like other varieties. And like the others, 
Royal Purple is a most colorful flowering 
shrub. The plant dies back to the ground 
in most winters but makes a fast new 
growth when spring arrives. Recommended 
for planting in fuli sun and dry places. 
VITEX MACROPHYLLA 
Average 
Zones Blooms Mature Height 
2-3 July-Sept. 4-5 ft. 
4-5 June-Sept. 5- 8 ft. 
6-7-8 May-Sept. 8-12 ft. 
The distmetive gray-green aromatic starlike foliage and graceful 
drooping branches of rich lavender-blue blooms add a touch of the 
unusual to the landscape setting. The flower spikes are beau- 
tiful as cut flowers. For more vigorous growth and larger flower 
spikes, Vitex should be cut back each spring to within 18 inches 
of the ground. Recommended for planting in partial shade, 
full sun, and dry places. 
Generous In Growth 
Gracious In Their Award of Colorful 
Spires of Bloom 
Attracts Hordes of Colorful Butterflies 
to the Garden 
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