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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 Features
Good 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 -
Scented PlantsScented flowers
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Soil ConditionsFertile well drained soil
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Wildlife
Bee friendlyButterfly friendly
Buy Varieties of BUDDLEJA
BUDDLEJA alternifolia
mauvish-purple flowers along stems
Gift-wrapping available
BUDDLEJA alternifolia 'Argentea'
leaves are covered with silvery hairs giving this form a silvery sheen
Gift-wrapping available
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
Gift-wrapping available
BUDDLEJA davidii 'Black Knight'
deepest purple
Gift-wrapping available
BUDDLEJA davidii 'Empire Blue'
nearest to true blue of any variety
Gift-wrapping available
BUDDLEJA davidii 'Harlequin'
variegated form of Royal Red
Gift-wrapping available
BUDDLEJA davidii 'Nanho Blue'
dwarfish habit, flowers pale mauve-blue
Gift-wrapping available
BUDDLEJA davidii 'Nanho Purple'
dwarfish habit, flowers violet-purple with orange centres
Gift-wrapping available
BUDDLEJA davidii 'Pink Delight'
huge pure pink
BUDDLEJA davidii 'Royal Red'
brightest purplish-red
Gift-wrapping available
BUDDLEJA davidii 'Santana'
lance-shaped yellow variegated leaves and claret-red flowers
Gift-wrapping available
BUDDLEJA davidii 'White Profusion'
large pure white
Gift-wrapping available
BUDDLEJA davidii 'Wisteria Lane'
fragrant, pendent, lilac-purple flowers on arching stems. Compact and floriferous
Gift-wrapping available
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
Gift-wrapping available
BUDDLEJA 'Lochinch'
mauve blue
Gift-wrapping available
BUDDLEJA 'Salmon Spheres'
salmon-pink flowers with a yellow eye
Gift-wrapping available
BUDDLEJA salvifolia
grey-green leaves and fragrant pale lilac blue flowers in late autumn and early winter
Gift-wrapping available
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
Gift-wrapping available
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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