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Scrophulariaceae
Pink Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii 'Pink Delight'
Transformation, lightness, and welcome.
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Genus
- Buddleja
- Native to
- central China
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 200–400 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, any pH
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 5–9
- Lifespan
- perennial shrub; 15–20 years
Did you know
- 'Pink Delight' is widely considered the best pure-pink buddleja, winning the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
- A single flower panicle can attract over a dozen butterfly species simultaneously on a warm summer day.
- Buddleja davidii is named after French missionary Père Armand David, who collected it in Sichuan in 1869.
- The species colonized London bomb sites after World War II, earning the nickname 'bombsite bush'.
- Though beloved by gardeners, it is classified as invasive in many regions and is banned for sale in parts of Oregon.
Color meanings
Pink
joyful hospitality