Growing & using Twilight Butterlfy Bush
![Twilight Butterfly Bush Flower](https://mountainvalleygrowers.com/organic-plants-assets/buddavidiitwilightflower-ae114a-original.jpg)
Twilight Butterfly Bush, introduced by Mountain Valley Growers in 1998, is a stunning, dark-purple flowering shrub of moderate height.
Not as dark as Black Knight Butterfly Bush, nor as tall, Twilight is a better choice for the smaller garden. Still a good six to eight feet in height, Twilight Butterfly Bush has proven to be a wonderful addition to our Butterfly Bush selection. It has adapted extremely well to the intense summer heat of our semi-arid climate.
![Young Twilight Butterfly Bush showing off its blooms.](https://mountainvalleygrowers.com/organic-plants-assets/buddavidiitwilightbush-8464db-original.jpg)
![Butterfly Bush used as a hedge.](https://mountainvalleygrowers.com/organic-plants-assets/buddavidiitwilightrow-4b91d2-original.jpg)
This three year old hedge is getting ready to bloom. It is dense enough to shield the nursery from the busy street on the other side.
![Twiglight Flowers in Vase](https://mountainvalleygrowers.com/organic-plants-assets/budavidiitwilightvase-f62232-original.jpg)
When picked early in the bloom cycle, Twilight Butterfly Bush makes a remarkably good fresh or dried flower. Flowers, which are so important for pollination and controlling detrimental insects, will also attract beneficial insects.
Twilight Butterfly Bush makes a great addition to our Wildlife Herb Garden Six Pack and to our Crafter’s Herb Garden Six Pack.
It may also be included in our Butterfly Attractor 36-Plant Assortment, available in either 6 plants each of 6 different varieties, or 3 plants each of 12 different varieties.
This plant is sometimes available in plug trays. These trays hold 128 of all the same plant. They are a great low cost way to fill a lot of space. Each cell is 3/4 of inch by an inch. Check here to see if Twilight Butterfly Bush Plug Trays are available.