Buddleja davidii no butterfly can resist.

Fragrant, nectar-filled flowers have an irresistible appeal to many pollinating insects. By planting Buddleja in gardens and city greenery, we support these useful creatures that are increasingly difficult to survive.

It’s also worth mentioning that observing butterflies and other insects promotes relaxation, sensitizes to beauty, and develops an interest in nature in children and adults.

Buddleja comes from China and Japan, it has been known in Europe since the end of the 19th century. In nature, Buddleja grows in tropical and subtropical climates to a height of up to 3000 m above sea level.
The name is to commemorate the English botanist, Anglican clergyman Adam Buddle and French missionary Armand David, who discovered these plants in China in 1869. Common names are summer lilac, butterfly-bush, and orange eye.

Butterfly-bush grows quite strongly, depending on the variety, it reaches from 1 to 4-5 m in height. It has picturesque, arched, drooping shoots covered with light brown bark that cracks with age. The leaves are lanceolate, 7-13 cm long, the young are covered with a tomentose, green, gray-green, or yellow.

It grows best in sheltered places, tolerates frosts down to about -20°C, so in colder regions we recommend covering the plants for the winter. Buddleja blooms at the tips of this year’s shoots. A strong spring pruning stimulates the growth of new shoots and allows you to enjoy the richness of flowers. And these have colors from white, through various shades of pink, to magenta and dark purple. Some have yellow or multi-colored flowers.

We can plant them in home gardens and urban greenery (they tolerate air pollution well), and dwarf varieties also in (hanging) containers. They look stunning when planted in groups, also as ground cover plants. The richness of colors allows you to create interesting, monochrome, or contrasting compositions.