butterfly bush
Nectar-rich shrub
Butterfly bush is a flowering shrub of the genus *Buddleja*, named for its ability to attract butterflies with its fragrant, cone-shaped flower clusters.
The plant produces abundant blooms in purple, white, pink, or yellow through summer and fall.
Though popular in gardens, butterfly bush is considered invasive in many regions because it spreads aggressively and provides little food value beyond nectar.
Flowering shrub attracting lepidoptera
- shrubSmall woody plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
cultivar · hardiness · propagation · seedling · nursery · pruning · cuttings · rootball
Modifying outdoor areas aesthetically
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- borderOuter edge or limit
- bedding plantFlower grown for display
- focal pointCenter of interest
cottage garden · container · patio · trellis · mulching · fertilizing · deadheading · compost
Rulers with crowns
- swallowtailsButterflies with elongated hindwings
- painted ladiesColorful Victorian architecture
- beesWinged pollinators
- bumblebeesLarge hairy stinging pollinators
hummingbirds · hoverflies · moths · nectar · pollination · pollen · foraging · proboscis
Hue between crimson and azure
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
- pinkPale red hue
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- magentaVivid purplish-red hue
showy · colorful · cone-shaped · clusters · midsummer · late summer · cut flowers
Treated with fragrance
- sweet-smellingHaving agreeable odor
- floralOf or like blooms
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- fragrancePleasing olfactory quality
buddleia
Flowering shrub attracting lepidoptera
foliage · cultivar · hardiness · propagation · seedling · nursery · pruning · cuttings · rootball · specimen
landscaping
Modifying outdoor areas aesthetically
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- borderOuter edge or limit
- bedding plantFlower grown for display
focal point · cottage garden · container · patio · trellis · mulching · fertilizing · deadheading · compost
monarchs
Rulers with crowns
- swallowtailsButterflies with elongated hindwings
- painted ladiesColorful Victorian architecture
- beesWinged pollinators
bumblebees · hummingbirds · hoverflies · moths · nectar · pollination · pollen · foraging · proboscis · wildlife garden
purple
Hue between crimson and azure
magenta · showy · colorful · cone-shaped · clusters · midsummer · late summer · cut flowers
perfumed
Treated with fragrance
- sweet-smellingHaving agreeable odor
- floralOf or like blooms
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- Buddlejabuddleia, Honeycomb, Dartmoor
- bee plantsclover, white clover, red clover, wildflower, lavender
- Butterfly Gardensmilkweed, monarch, swallowtail, painted lady, host plants
- Rare Plantscorpse flower, ghost orchid, silver sword, resurrection plant, lady slipper
- LoganiaceaeAntonia
- butterfly habitatsmeadow, meadows, garden, gardens, flower gardens
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