Butterfly Bush
Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii) is a deciduous shrub that produces fragrant flowers that attract butterflies and other pollinators.
Appearance
Can grow up to 15 feet tall
Has arching branches
Has opposite-growing leaves with jagged edges
Has square stems
Has young shoots covered in white hairs
Has fibrous roots
Flowers
Has drooping or upright spikes of flowers at the end of branches
Has tube-shaped flowers with orange centers
Has flowers that are white, pink, purple, blue, magenta, yellow, or maroon
Has long, slender flower clusters
Has flowers that bloom from mid-summer to early fall
Growth
Grows very fast and can reach mature size in 1 to 2 growing seasons
Requires full sun, at least 8 hours of bright sunlight
Invasive
Can escape gardens and spread into disturbed, open areas, coastal forest edges, roadsides, and stream and riverbanks
Can replace native plants
Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii) is a deciduous shrub that produces fragrant flowers that attract butterflies and other pollinators.
Appearance
Can grow up to 15 feet tall
Has arching branches
Has opposite-growing leaves with jagged edges
Has square stems
Has young shoots covered in white hairs
Has fibrous roots
Flowers
Has drooping or upright spikes of flowers at the end of branches
Has tube-shaped flowers with orange centers
Has flowers that are white, pink, purple, blue, magenta, yellow, or maroon
Has long, slender flower clusters
Has flowers that bloom from mid-summer to early fall
Growth
Grows very fast and can reach mature size in 1 to 2 growing seasons
Requires full sun, at least 8 hours of bright sunlight
Invasive
Can escape gardens and spread into disturbed, open areas, coastal forest edges, roadsides, and stream and riverbanks
Can replace native plants
Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii) is a deciduous shrub that produces fragrant flowers that attract butterflies and other pollinators.
Appearance
Can grow up to 15 feet tall
Has arching branches
Has opposite-growing leaves with jagged edges
Has square stems
Has young shoots covered in white hairs
Has fibrous roots
Flowers
Has drooping or upright spikes of flowers at the end of branches
Has tube-shaped flowers with orange centers
Has flowers that are white, pink, purple, blue, magenta, yellow, or maroon
Has long, slender flower clusters
Has flowers that bloom from mid-summer to early fall
Growth
Grows very fast and can reach mature size in 1 to 2 growing seasons
Requires full sun, at least 8 hours of bright sunlight
Invasive
Can escape gardens and spread into disturbed, open areas, coastal forest edges, roadsides, and stream and riverbanks
Can replace native plants