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Scrophulariaceae
Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii
Rebirth and transformation.
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Genus
- Buddleja
- Native to
- China, Japan
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 6-10 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, adaptable
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- A single butterfly bush can attract dozens of butterfly species simultaneously on a warm summer day.
- It was named after Reverend Adam Buddle, a 17th-century English botanist and vicar.
- The plant is considered invasive in several countries because it colonizes disturbed land incredibly quickly.
- It was one of the first plants to recolonize bomb sites in London after World War II.
- Despite being called butterfly bush, it provides nectar but not food for caterpillars, so it does not support the full butterfly lifecycle.
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