Butterfly Buddleia Flower

This species originally from asia readily takes over space.

Butterfly buddleia flower. Officially named the buddleia davidii but more casually referred to as a butterfly bush the buddleia is a flowering bush which displays floral lance shaped clusters. Butterfly bush is an invasive plant meaning it crowds out beneficial plants that have naturally grown in your community for centuries. When placing the plant in the hole the top of the rootball. Perennial butterfly bush grows in usda plant zones 6 to 9 bi color flowers of the plant attract butterflies best planted in a container during spring tree form buddleia are beautiful specimen trees that make exceptional container plants.

There are over 140 species of the plant but buddleja davidii is the most common in gardens across the uk. The plant is available in shades of white yellow pink red blue and purple and gives off a sweet smell which attracts both birds and pollinators including bees and butterflies. See your local frost dates. Planting butterfly bushes buddleias need full sun and fertile well drained soil.

Loosen the soil mix in compost and dig a hole twice the diameter of the plant container.