Fountain Butterflybush
$40.00 USD
Created in the tradition of 19th-century botanical plates, then reviewed by hand before it goes anywhere near a shirt. Yours is printed fresh when you order it.
Style: Short Sleeve
Description
This women's tee is made from 6.1 oz 100% ring-spun US cotton in a boxy, slightly cropped mid-length cut. It features a topstitched ribbed collar, shoulder-to-shoulder twill tape, a seamless body, and a double-needle bottom hem. Dyed with OEKO-TEX certified low-impact dyes in a WRAP-certified facility, using a salt-free clean pigment process that uses about half the water of conventional pigment dyeing. Boxy fit, sizes S–2XL — it runs close to the body, so size up for a looser drape. Slight shade variation between garments is normal.
Size Chart
Garment measurements in inches, laid flat.
| Size | Body length | Body width |
|---|---|---|
| S | 20" | 18 1/4" |
| M | 21" | 20 1/4" |
| L | 22" | 22" |
| XL | 23" | 24" |
| 2XL | 24" | 26" |
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Meet fountain butterflybush
Buddleja alternifolia Maxim.
Fountain butterflybush makes its name visible in the shape of its branches. Long, arching stems spill outward from a large deciduous shrub, with clusters of lilac-purple flowers arranged along them. The effect comes from many small tubular blossoms packed together, rather than one continuous flower. Their sweet fragrance adds another dimension to the display. NC State Extension: Buddleja alternifolia
Bloom window
Iowa and North Carolina, United States
In Iowa gardens, flowering is recorded in June; North Carolina's extension account gives the broader interval of late spring to early summer. NC State Extension: Buddleja alternifoliaIowa State University Extension: Growing Butterfly Bush in Iowa
Native range
Buddleja alternifolia is native from Tibet into northern and east-central China. Thickets beside rivers and dry riverbeds are characteristic habitats described in the extension account. Its use in gardens extends beyond this Asian range, where the drooping branches give mature plants their fountain-like outline. NC State Extension: Buddleja alternifoliaKew POWO: Buddleja alternifolia
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