Butterfly bushes
Botanical name: Buddleja
Butterfly bushes
Botanical name: Buddleja
Description
Butterfly bushes, as their name suggests, regularly attract butterflies wherever they are grown. They produce nectar with high sugar levels, which brings in butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Examples were first imported from China to the UK in the 1890s but they have since been cultivated and grown globally. Their prolific flower spikes reseed easily and become semi-invasive in some areas.
Species of Butterfly bushes
Butterfly Bush
Buddleja japonica grows to < 1.5 m in height in the wild open in habit and sparsely branched. The branches are tetragonous and winged. The leaves are narrowly lanceolate < 20 cm long by < 5 cm wide the upper surface dark green and glabrous the underside tawny felted. The flowers form dense drooping terminal panicles < 20 cm long usually pale lilac in colour from summer to fall.
Butterfly bush 'White Profusion'
The butterfly bush 'White Profusion' is a cultivar from the figwort family, named for the white flowers that bloom in abundance on this variety. This butterfly bush is favored in flower arrangements. This bush received a merit award from the Royal Horticultural Society. has the ability to attract bees and butterflies and is easy to care for. It spreads quickly and can be invasive.
Butterfly bush 'Pink Delight'
The butterfly bush 'Pink Delight' is a cultivar from the figwort family and is a species of the butterfly bush. This plant spreads quickly and some US states have declared it a weed. This particular cultivar gets its name for its delightful pink color. It is favored in flower arrangements, and when planted in the garden can attract bees and butterflies.
Butterfly bush 'Buzz Ivory'
Butterfly bush 'Buzz Ivory' is a Butterfly bush bred specially for gardens due to its compact size and ease of growth. This butterfly and bee-attracting plant (Buzz) does indeed have an ivory-colored flower brush that blooms profusely over a long flowering period.
Butterfly bush 'Empire Blue'
The butterfly bush 'Empire Blue' is a butterfly bush cultivar from the figwort family. This perennial can reach a height of 1.5 m. It has the ability to attract bees and butterflies. Its light purple and orange flowers help distinguish it from other butterfly bushes. When proper care is given, it can live for up to twenty years making it a good investment for gardeners.
Dog tail
Dog tail (*Buddleja asiatica*) is a useful wildflower since it is commercially used for animal fodder. In Nepal, the Thangmi people use the plant's attractive white flowers to make necklaces for weddings. This plant is a popular garden flower, and it has been grown in the UK since its introduction in 1874.
Orange ball tree
Orange ball tree is a large shrub that can grow up to 5 m tall, with gray fissured bark. The young branches are subquadrangular and tomentose, bearing sessile or subsessile lanceolate or elliptic leaves that are 5 to 15 cm long by 2 to 6 cm wide. The upper surface of the leaves is smooth and slightly bullate, while the lower surface is covered in fine hairs.
Lindley's Butterflybush
Also called weeping butterfly bush, lindley's Butterflybush (Buddleja lindleyana) is a shrub that’s indigenous to China. The sweet-smelling flowers of this plant attract both butterflies and hummingbirds in droves. While many other plants will just wither away and die in locations with lots of sun and little shade, that’s not the case with lindley's Butterflybush.
Alternate-leaved butterfly-bush
Alternate-leaved butterfly-bush is a flowering plant endemic to China. It is a sought-after garden plant, particularly in the United Kingdom, due to its mildly fragrant cascade of lilac flowers that attract butterflies in particular. This is where the shrub gets its common name.
Butterfly bushes 'Bicolor'
Butterfly bushes 'Bicolor', as their name suggests, regularly attract butterflies wherever they are grown. They produce nectar with high sugar levels, which brings in butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Examples were first imported from China to the UK in the 1890s but they have since been cultivated and grown globally. Their prolific flower spikes reseed easily and become semi-invasive in some areas.
Butterfly bush 'Buzz Midnight'
The deep purple flowers of butterfly bush 'Buzz Midnight' are certainly reminiscent of a midnight color palette. Typically the flowers of the butterfly bush are a lighter purple. This dwarf cultivar of the Butterfly bush grows to a maximum height of 1.5 m. The plant blooms from mid-summer through to fall and the flowers are very popular with butterflies.
Butterfly bush 'Royal Red'
The butterfly bush 'Royal Red' is a cultivar from the figwort family; this version of the butterfly bush bears bright magenta/purple flowers, inspiring its name. The foliage is a sage green color, with a shade of white on the underside. This award-winning bush (Royal Horticultural Society of Great Britain Award of Garden Merit) has the ability to attract bees and butterflies and is easy to care for.
Butterfly bush 'Black Knight'
The butterfly bush 'Black Knight' is a distinctive cultivar of the butterfly bush, from the figwort family. is an award-winning bush (merit award from the Royal Historical Society). It has also been referred to as a Summer Lilac 'Black Knight'. This latter name may be where it got its name as its blooms resemble that of a lilac bush and are a purple color. It is favored in flower arrangements. It has the ability to attract bees and butterflies and is easy to care for.
White flowered butterfly bush
White flowered butterfly bush (Buddleja albiflora) is occasionally grown ornamentally, despite the fact that its glamorous relatives are more popular. Its elegant felted leaves and aromatic flower pannicles still offer plenty of garden appeal. The Latin name Buddleja albiflora refers to white flowers, even though the attractive blooms of this plant are pink.
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii, commonly known as butterfly bush, is a fast-growing shrub native to East Asia. This vigorous plant is usually cultivated as an ornamental, due to its extravagant purple inflorescences. It carries the name butterfly bush because its flowers are a valuable source of nutritious nectar for numerous butterfly species.
Buddleja glomerata
Buddleja glomerata, as their name suggests, regularly attract butterflies wherever they are grown. They produce nectar with high sugar levels, which brings in butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Examples were first imported from China to the UK in the 1890s but they have since been cultivated and grown globally. Their prolific flower spikes reseed easily and become semi-invasive in some areas.
Smokebush
Smokebush, as their name suggests, regularly attract butterflies wherever they are grown. They produce nectar with high sugar levels, which brings in butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Examples were first imported from China to the UK in the 1890s but they have since been cultivated and grown globally. Their prolific flower spikes reseed easily and become semi-invasive in some areas.
Butterfly bush 'Sungold'
Butterfly bush 'Sungold' stands out amongst other butterfly bushes thanks to the color palette of its flowers and its unique fragrance. 'Sungold' in this cultivar's common name, butterfly bush 'Sungold', derives from the bright-gold color that can be seen on its blooms. This plant is a real magnet for all sorts of pollinators.
Scientific Classification
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