Butterfly Bush 'Empire Blue' - Shrub

Make sure the root ball of Butterfly Bush 'Empire Blue' is well-moistened by soaking it in a bucket of lukewarm water before planting. Prepare a suitable hole in fertile soil. Improve poor garden soil by adding compost and cow manure pellets. Plant the root ball of Butterfly Bush 'Empire Blue' at the appropriate depth in the hole. The top of the root ball should be just slightly below ground level. Fill the hole with soil and press firmly. Water immediately after planting. Place the Butterfly Bush 'Empire Blue' in full sun or part shade.

This rich-flowering butterfly bush also makes a great border plant. You can create beautiful combinations with Acanthus Mollis and Echinacea Purpurea. Combine Butterfly Bush 'Empire Blue' in the shrub border with the beard flower ‘Heavenly Blue’ (Caryopteris Clandonensis) or the black elderberry (Sambucus Nigra 'Thundercloud').

You probably know of the purple flowered butterfly bushes, Butterfly Bush 'Empire Blue' is a deep blue version of them. It's not named a butterfly bush just for anything. Its large clusters of small blue flowers often attract butterflies. Your butterfly garden should definitely not miss out on Butterfly Bush 'Empire Blue'. Not to mention, its flowers smell delightful!

The Butterfly Bush 'Empire Blue' is a strong shrub that requires minimal maintenance. In the winter, provide it with a mulch layer of compost and cow manure pellets. In winter wet soil is not tolerated.

Butterfly Bush 'Empire Blue' thrives on one-year branches. You can prune the butterfly bush annually in early April to about 40 cm above ground. If necessary, you can rejuvenate the shrub by pruning 1/3 of all its branches.