BUZZ™ Hot Raspberry Butterfly Bush

BUZZ™ Hot Raspberry is a compact butterfly bush with fragrant magenta-pink flower panicles and gray-green foliage. This BUZZ-series selection suits sunny borders and pollinator plantings where a smaller shrub is useful. It flowers from summer into autumn and grows about 3–5 feet tall. ## Flowers and placement The [RHS profile](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/357426/buddleja-davidii-buzz-hot-raspberry-tobud1202-buzz-series/details) identifies this selection by the code ‘Tobud1202’ and describes a compact deciduous shrub with fragrant magenta-pink flowers from summer into autumn. Monrovia’s [cultivar profile](https://www.monrovia.com/buzz-hot-raspberry-butterfly-bush.html) uses the Hot Raspberry name, lists full sun and USDA zones 5–9, and notes that nectar-rich flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollinators. ## Growing conditions RHS gives a mature range of 1–1.5 m; Monrovia lists 3–5 feet tall and about 3 feet wide. The figures place this selection near the compact end of the butterfly-bush range. RHS lists chalk, loam, and sand and recommends well-drained soil. Monrovia advises watering when the top three inches of soil become dry. ## Maintenance RHS recommends annual pruning for *B. davidii*. Prune in early spring to manage the shrub’s framework, and water as needed while it establishes before adjusting to rainfall and drainage.