How big do butterfly bushes get?

The shrub can grow to 6 to 8 feet high and 5 to 8 feet wide. It will indeed shed its leaves in the fall, making the appear dead but it's not; new leaves will arrive in spring. You do need to prune in early spring; this promotes vigorous new growth and flowering. We will add that the butterfly bush in considered an invasive now. read more

If you do have a Butterfly Bush, be sure to add native host plants such as milkweed if you want the butterflies to stay. See plants that attract butterflies. There are non-invasive American Butterfly Bushes. read more

Beyond backyards, the plants spread to important ecosystems and protected areas. There's clear documentation of aggressive butterfly bush invasions in wildlife habitats. "People who say butterfly bush doesn't move around are in the denial stage," Tallamy says. "Butterfly bush just doesn't stay where we plant it." 2. read more

Butterfly bushes are large, sprawling bushes which may attract butterflies and hummingbirds to the yard. It is important to space the bushes apart in the garden to prevent the bushes from becoming too overcrowded in the yard. read more