Buddleia Birthday Cake™ Butterfly Bush – 3 Gallon

**Description:**  
Buddleia Birthday Cake™ is a compact, easy-care butterfly bush that delivers a spectacular show of upright, candle-like flower spikes in vibrant purple-pink from early summer through fall. The fragrant blooms stand tall above lush green foliage, attracting butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds for months of pollinator activity. This Bloomin’ Easy® variety is non-invasive, reblooming, and perfect for borders, containers, mass plantings, or as a colorful specimen in any sunny garden. Exceptionally heat and cold tolerant, drought resistant once established, and deer resistant, Birthday Cake™ is a low-maintenance choice for gardeners of all experience levels.

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**Key Features:**
- **Botanical Name:** Buddleia x ‘PODARASNGA 3-30’ USPPAF, CPBRAF
- **Common Name:** Birthday Cake™ Butterfly Bush
- **Container Size:** 3 Gallon
- **Mature Size:** 4–5 ft tall, 2–3 ft wide
- **Growth Habit:** Upright, bushy, compact
- **Bloom Color:** Bright purple-pink
- **Bloom Time:** Early summer to fall (reblooming)
- **Foliage:** Medium green, deciduous
- **Fragrance:** Mildly sweet, especially on warm days
- **Sunlight:** Full sun (6+ hours daily)
- **Soil:** Well-drained; tolerates clay, loam, sand, and a range of pH (5.5–8.5)
- **Water Needs:** Average; drought tolerant once established
- **Hardiness Zones:** USDA 5–9
- **Maintenance:** Low; prune in early spring to shape, deadhead to encourage more blooms
- **Special Features:** Non-invasive, deer resistant, heat and cold tolerant, pollinator magnet, pet friendly

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**Care Instructions:**
1. **Planting:** Choose a sunny location with well-drained soil. Space plants 2–3 feet apart for best air circulation.
2. **Watering:** Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season. Once established, water during extended dry spells.
3. **Fertilizing:** Apply a balanced fertilizer in early spring for best growth and blooms.
4. **Pruning:** Prune in early spring to maintain shape and encourage vigorous new growth. Deadhead spent blooms to promote reblooming.
5. **Mulching:** Add a 2–3 inch layer of mulch to retain moisture and suppress weeds.

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**Landscape Uses:**
- Borders and mixed beds
- Mass plantings or groupings
- Containers and patio planters
- Butterfly and pollinator gardens
- Specimen or focal point

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**Tags:**  
Buddleia, Birthday Cake, Butterfly Bush, Bloomin’ Easy, Flowering Shrub, Purple Flowers, Pollinator Plant, Reblooming, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Non-Invasive, 3 Gallon, Container Plant, Low Maintenance, Summer Blooms, Fall Blooms