{"id":33465,"date":"2022-10-14T22:40:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T05:40:43","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-06-01T23:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:20:07","slug":"butterfly-bush-long-spiked-rooted-plant","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/product\/butterfly-bush-long-spiked-rooted-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Butterfly Bush, Long-spike rooted plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Buddleja macrostachya<\/em><em>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/em>Long-spike Butterfly Bush (type 2 form- upright flowers that bloom Autumn &#8211; late winter)<\/p>\n<p>Long-spike Butterfly Bush, also known as Long-spiked Butterfly Bush, is a somewhat exotic alternative to the more common <em>Buddleja davidii<\/em> species, possessing a similar flower appearance, but on a larger and more sturdy frame\u00a0 and that blooms in either autumn or late winter. It&#8217;s native to East Himalayas to South Central China and North Indo-China, where it grows as a large woody shrub to a small tree (20 ft) in forest clearings, usually found at altitudes greater than 3,000 ft. <em>Buddleja macrostachya<\/em> has evolved at altitude, so is suited for temperate mountainous habitats.<\/p>\n<p>This species is highly variable in structure, flower color, hardiness, and bloom period. Our &#8216;type 2&#8217; form was wild-sourced from China\u00a0 which produces upright plants with huge, deep-green, leathery leaves, squarish, winged branches, and large, pink, violet-mauve, or deep purple upright flowers with bright eyes that bloom in late-summer or autumn, or sometimes in late-winter or early-spring (this particular plant for sale has lavender colored flowers).<\/p>\n<p>Full sun is best, but plants may prefer a little shade in the hottest part of the season. Humus-rich, moisture retentive soil in summer and well-drained soil in the winter is ideal. Sheltering plants from the harshest winds and avoiding planting in frost pockets should ensure the plants make it through winters. Adding a good layer of winter mulch on top of the roots helps protect the soil from freezing solid. Fully root hardy to zone 8 (10 degrees F) while some years it&#8217;s not. If plants die to the ground they will shoot up to 8-9 ft by the next year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rare in cultivation.<\/p>\n<p>Type: Perennial<\/p>\n<p>Sun Exposure: Full sun<\/p>\n<p>Mature height: 8-12 ft<\/p>\n<p>Mature width: 4-6 ft<\/p>\n<p>Hardiness zones: 8-11<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p>Quart pot. The rooted plant you will receive will be 6-18 inches tall and will be one of these plants, or a similar one.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>We ship plants orders out on Mondays and Tuesdays only.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Long-spiked Butterfly Bush rooted plant in quart pot<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":34493,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[4586,4616],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-33465","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-butterfly-bush-collection","product_cat-plant-starts","product_shipping_class-rooted-plant-quart","first","outofstock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple","add-to-wishlist-before_image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/33465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=33465"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=33465"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athousandflowers.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=33465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}