buddleia
Pollinator garden staple
Buddleia is a flowering shrub known for its long, cone-shaped clusters of small fragrant blossoms that attract butterflies—hence its common name, butterfly bush.
Native to Asia and the Americas, it grows vigorously and can become invasive in some regions.
The buddleia in our garden was covered with monarchs all summer.
Sheds foliage seasonally
- semi-evergreenPartly leaf-retaining plant
- woodyMade of tree-stuff
- branchDivision or woody limb
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
bush · arching · panicle · lance-shaped · hardiness · drought-tolerant · invasive · fast-growing
Floral sugar water
- pollinatorsOrganisms transferring reproductive dust
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- swallowtailButterfly with forked hindwings
- lepidopteraButterfly and moth order
proboscis · flutter · flit · wingspan · migration · habitat · bee · hummingbird
Flowers or flourishes
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- colorfulFull of varied hues
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
- lilacPale purple hue
white · pink · conical · decorative · aesthetic
Cutting vegetation for health
- mulchingCovering soil protectively
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
deadheading · propagation · cuttings · soil · sunlight · watering · beds · border
deciduous
Sheds foliage seasonally
- semi-evergreenPartly leaf-retaining plant
- woodyMade of tree-stuff
- branchDivision or woody limb
foliage · bush · arching · panicle · lance-shaped · hardiness · drought-tolerant · invasive · fast-growing · root
nectar
Floral sugar water
- pollinatorsOrganisms transferring reproductive dust
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- swallowtailButterfly with forked hindwings
lepidoptera · proboscis · flutter · flit · wingspan · migration · habitat · bee · hummingbird · pollination
blooms
Flowers or flourishes
pruning
Cutting vegetation for health
fertilizer · deadheading · propagation · cuttings · soil · sunlight · watering · beds · border · specimen
aroma
Pleasant distinctive smell
- scentedHaving added fragrance
- perfumedTreated with fragrance
- sweet-smellingHaving agreeable odor
floral · bouquet · fragrance · honeyed · vanilla · jasmine · olfactory · potpourri · herbaceous · balmy
- bee plantsclover, white clover, red clover, wildflower, lavender
- Butterfly Gardensbutterfly bush, butterfly weed, milkweed, monarch, swallowtail
- alkaline plantsclematis, dianthus, lavender, lilac, delphinium
- Buddlejabutterfly bush, Honeycomb, Dartmoor
- purple flowersviolet, lilac, lavender, iris, hyacinth