Bring spring drama to your garden with Buddleja alternifolia 'Mop Top™' (Alternate Leaf Butterfly Bush 'Mop Top'). This compact, fountain-shaped butterfly bush features long, slender, arching branches that create a graceful weeping outline. In spring, the stems are lined with clusters of soft lavender blooms, giving you an early-season show that draws in pollinators when many shrubs are just waking up.

Plant it where you can appreciate the elegant form, such as a mixed border, near a patio, or as a focal point in a pollinator planting. You will get the best flowering in full sun, though it can handle partial shade with fewer blooms. Provide well-drained soil and avoid sites that stay wet, especially in winter, since cold and soggy conditions can stress the roots. Once established, it handles periods of dryness better than many flowering shrubs.

Expect a mature size around 36-60 inches tall, with a similar spread, making it easy to fit into smaller landscapes while still giving a strong architectural presence. Prune lightly only after it finishes flowering, since it blooms on older wood. If you prune hard in fall or winter, you may remove next season's flower buds. A simple post-bloom shaping and occasional thinning of older stems helps maintain the rounded, cascading habit year after year.

Specifications

• Cold hardiness zone: 5-8 (-20 degrees F) - Contact your local extension to confirm hardiness if you are in a fringe zone (we cannot guarantee hardiness in fringe zones)
• Light: Full sun   Part sun
• Growth rate: Moderate
• Mature height: 36-60"
• Shipped height: 12-15"
• Spread: 36-60"
• Tolerant of: Deer, Drought, Poor Soil, Rabbits, Salt
• Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds
• Cascades: Yes
• Good for borders & edging: Yes

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