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BUDDLEJA
Commonly known as Buddleia, Butterfly bush
The Buddleja, Buddleia or Buddlea, named after English rector Rev. Adam Buddle is pronounced without the "j".
Genus of about 100 species of evergreen, semi-evergreen and deciduous shrubs, sometimes trees and climbers and a few herbaceous perennials.
They originate from riversides, rocky areas and scrub in Asia, Africa and North and South America.
Staples of the modern butterfly garden they are also attractive to moths and bees. Breeding is resulting in more compact cultivars of davidii with sterile seed, an important attribute because of its invasiveness.
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EvergreenSemi evergreen and deciduous shrubs and trees - a few herbaceous perennials
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Full sun
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowNamed after Adam Buddle,17th century botanist and rector from Essex. Linnaeus listed it as Buddleja rather than Buddleia. Wildlife plant - butterflies, moths and many other insects.Pests & DiseasesCapsid bugs, caterpillars, figwort weevil, mullein moth, red spider mites.Place of originAsia, Africa, North and South America
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Scented PlantsScented flowers
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Soil ConditionsFertile well drained soil
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WildlifeBee friendlyButterfly friendly
Buy Varieties of BUDDLEJA


BUDDLEJA alternifolia
mauvish-purple flowers along stems

BUDDLEJA alternifolia 'Argentea'
leaves are covered with silvery hairs giving this form a silvery sheen

BUDDLEJA auriculata
heavily scented creamy-white flowers

BUDDLEJA colvilei
our choice as the most attractive and unusual variety of buddleja. Large panicles of dark red flowers at the ends of each stem in early summer

BUDDLEJA colvilei 'Kewensis'
our choice as the most attractive and unusual variety of buddleja. Large panicles of dark red flowers at the ends of each stem in early summer

BUDDLEJA crispa
white felted leaves and fragrant lilac flowers with an orange throat

BUDDLEJA davidii 'Adonis Blue'
compact growing form with unique blue-mauve flowers


BUDDLEJA davidii 'Black Knight'
deepest purple

BUDDLEJA davidii 'Empire Blue'
nearest to true blue of any variety

BUDDLEJA davidii 'Harlequin'
variegated form of Royal Red

BUDDLEJA davidii 'Nanho Blue'
dwarfish habit, flowers pale mauve-blue


BUDDLEJA davidii 'Nanho Purple'
dwarfish habit, flowers violet-purple with orange centres


BUDDLEJA davidii 'Pink Delight'
huge pure pink


BUDDLEJA davidii 'Royal Red'
brightest purplish-red

BUDDLEJA davidii 'Santana'
lance-shaped yellow variegated leaves and claret-red flowers


BUDDLEJA davidii 'White Profusion'
large pure white
BUDDLEJA davidii 'Wisteria Lane'
fragrant, pendent, lilac-purple flowers on arching stems. Compact and floriferous

BUDDLEJA forrestii
fragrant panicles of creamy white to pale lilac flowers


BUDDLEJA globosa
orange ball Buddleja

BUDDLEJA lindleyana
slender spikes of fragrant deep violet flowers


BUDDLEJA 'Lochinch'
mauve blue

BUDDLEJA 'Salmon Spheres'
salmon-pink flowers with a yellow eye

BUDDLEJA salvifolia
grey-green leaves and fragrant pale lilac blue flowers in late autumn and early winter

BUDDLEJA 'Silver Anniversary'
compact, bushy semi-evergreen variety with silver-grey green leaves and dense white fragrant flowers

BUDDLEJA stenostachya
woolly leaves and lilac mauve flowers

BUDDLEJA x weyeriana 'Moonlight'
cream-yellow flowers with a deeper orange eye and a trace of deep lavender in flower buds


BUDDLEJA x weyeriana 'Sungold'
semi-globe shaped deep orange flowers

BUDDLEJA yunnanensis
large tapering leaves and violet flowers on this rare Chinese species first discovered in 1915
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