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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.
Further Reading....
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Evergreen - semi evergreen and deciduous shrubs and trees - a few herbaceous perennials
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Full sun -
Additional Features - Good to know - named 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 & Diseases - capsid bugs, caterpillars, figwort weevil, mullein moth, red spider mites. -
Place of origin - Asia, Africa, North and South America -
Is Scented Plant - Scented flowers
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Soil Conditions - Fertile well drained soil
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Wildlife - Bee friendly -
Butterfly friendly
Buddleia - Care Guide
Buy Varieties of BUDDLEJA
BUDDLEJA alternifolia >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush, Fountain buddleja.
Mauvish-purple flowers along stems
BUDDLEJA alternifolia 'Argentea' >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush, Fountain buddleja.
Leaves are covered with silvery hairs giving this form a silvery sheen
BUDDLEJA auriculata >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush, Weeping sage.
Heavily scented creamy-white flowers
BUDDLEJA colvilei >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush, Summer lilac.
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 >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush.
Fragrant lilac flowers with an orange throat in terminal panicles
BUDDLEJA davidii 'Adonis Blue' >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush.
Compact growing form with unique blue-mauve flowers
BUDDLEJA davidii 'Empire Blue' >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush.
Nearest to true blue of any variety
BUDDLEJA davidii 'Harlequin' >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush.
Variegated form of Royal Red
BUDDLEJA davidii 'Nanho Blue' >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush.
Dwarfish habit, flowers pale mauve-blue
BUDDLEJA davidii 'Nanho Purple' >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush.
Dwarfish habit, flowers violet-purple with orange centres
BUDDLEJA globosa >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush, Orange ball tree.
Orange ball Buddleja
BUDDLEJA lindleyana >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush.
Slender spikes of fragrant deep violet flowers
BUDDLEJA salvifolia >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush, South African sagewood.
Grey-green leaves and fragrant pale lilac blue flowers in late autumn and early winter
BUDDLEJA 'Silver Anniversary' >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush.
Compact, bushy semi-evergreen variety with silver-grey green leaves and dense white fragrant flowers
BUDDLEJA x weyeriana 'Moonlight' >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush.
Cream-yellow flowers with a deeper orange eye and a trace of deep lavender in flower buds
BUDDLEJA x weyeriana 'Pink Pagoda' >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush.
A spreading shrub with arching branches and conical spikes of pink scented flowers. The undersides of the leaves have a silvery-grey coating
BUDDLEJA x weyeriana 'Sungold' >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush.
Semi-globe shaped deep orange flowers
BUDDLEJA yunnanensis >
Commonly known as: Buddleia, Butterfly bush.
Large tapering leaves and violet flowers on this rare Chinese species first discovered in 1915
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