Savannah Morning News: Much-honored Pugster Amethyst butterfly bush is irresistible to pollinators Hardy in zone 5. “PUGSTER” series – Dwarf butterfly bushes with full sized flowers. Look for amethyst, blue, pink and white varieties.

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Hardy in zones 5. “Sparkler Petite” – A compact beauty that comes ... This year The Garden Guy decided to add some dwarf buddleia into his arsenal of pollinator plants. The idea of 3-foot-tall or less buddleias or butterfly bushes seemed like just what the doctor ...

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The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Want butterflies in your landscape? Plant butterfly bushes Savannah Morning News: Pollinators (and humans) love the fragrance of the Pugster butterfly bush Amethyst Gemstone is the purple variety of the Quartz mineral. Amethyst’s purple color can range from a light lilac to a deep, intense royal purple, and from brownish to vivid. Fine amethysts have been set in religious jewelry and royal crown jewels for ages. It was once considered equal in value to ruby, emerald, and sapphire.

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Amethyst Description This amethyst crystal is from Namibia. It shows classic quartz crystal shape: a six-sided columnar crystal with a pyramid-shaped termination at the top. Courtesy Daniel Trinchillo, Fine Minerals International. Amethyst is the purple variety of the quartz mineral species.