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Buddleja davidii (spelling variant Buddleia davidii), also called summer lilac, butterfly-bush, or orange eye, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to Sichuan and Hubei provinces in central China, and also Japan. [1] It is widely used as an ornamental plant, and many named
Buddleja species, especially Buddleja davidii and interspecific hybrids, are commonly known as butterfly bushes and are frequently cultivated as garden shrubs. [5] Buddleja davidii has become an invasive species in both Europe and North America.
Buddleja davidii, which is often called "butterfly-bush", attracts many butterflies. [29] As it originated in China, it is presently planted in many parts of the world in which it is non-native. [29] In such settings, the plant feeds many native butterflies and other adult pollinators, but not many of their larvae. [30]
Butterfly bush provides food for the pollinators, but nothing else. In order to both attract and keep butterflies, you will need not only nectar plants but also host plants. While butterflies will ...
Buddleja madagascariensis is cultivated as an ornamental plant. Intolerant of sub-zero (< 32 °F) temperatures, it can only reliably be grown outdoors in subtropical and tropical climate gardens , such as those of Southern California and Florida in the US, although in temperate coastal regions it can survive on south-facing walls, with added ...
Butterfly bush may refer to a number of different plants including: Buddleja. Buddleja davidii; Buddleja globosa; Rotheca myricoides, native to Africa; See also.
Buddleja alternifolia, known as alternate-leaved butterfly-bush, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family, which is endemic to Gansu, China.A substantial deciduous shrub growing to 4 metres (13 ft) tall and wide, it bears grey-green leaves and graceful pendent racemes of scented lilac flowers in summer.
Buddleja utahensis is a species of Buddleja endemic to the southwestern United States (northwest Arizona, eastern California, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah), [1] where it is known by the common names Utah butterfly bush [1] and Panamint butterfly bush. [1]