(Butterflybush, Orange-eye Butterflybush)

Developed by Elizabeth Keep in East Malling, England, the Buddleja cultivars in the English Butterfly™ series have a dwarf habit, dense branching and large elongated flower clusters that come in various shades.

Asian in origin, butterflybush is a sweet deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub with open, upright to arching branches lined with lance-shaped gray-green leaves. From midsummer to frost many large, elongated flowers clusters in shades of purple and blue appear. These are like manna...

(Orange-eye Butterflybush, White Butterflybush)

Butterflybush is an upright, arching shrub of medium height. It has gray-green leaves and commonly bears lilac-colored flowers from mid-summer to frost. There are many cultivars that vary in height and offer flower colors in shades of red, pink, purple, and white. Plant prefer full sun and well-drained soils. This is a wonderful shrub for attracting butterflies, but plants tend to freely seed themselves throughout the garden. Butterflybush provides summer interest for mixed borders and foundation...

(Orange-eye Butterflybush)

Buddleja davidii var. nanhoensis is an upright to arching shrub that is more compact than the species. The Chinese native has slightly smaller gray-green leaves and produces elongated clusters of lilac-colored flowers from midsummer to frost. In climates with mild winters plants may be semi-evergreen.

Plants prefer full sun and can tolerate a wide range of well-drained soils. This is a wonderful shrub for attracting butterflies, but plants tend to freely sow themselves throughout...

(Orange-eye Butterflybush, Petite Indigo® Butterflybush)

The Petite Plum butterflybush (aka 'Mongo' and 'Nanho Blue') is a compact, arching shrub with pale blue-purple flowers originating from China. It has slightly smaller gray-green leaves than the species and produces its elongated clusters of fragrant flowers from mid-summer to frost. In climates with mild winters plants may be semi-evergreen.

Plants prefer full sun and can tolerate a wide range of well-drained soils. This is a wonderful shrub for attracting butterflies, but plants tend to freely...

(Orange-eye Butterflybush, Petite Snow® Butterflybush)

Grown for its large elongated clusters of white flowers, the compact butterflybush Petite Snow™ is a tough shrub with a bushy spreading habit. This fine cultivar was introduced in 1984 by Monrovia Nurseries in Azusa, California and is considered to be the best of all the white-flowered Buddleja.

This butterflybush has gray-green leaves and produces clusters of numerous tiny tubular white flowers. These are fragrant and appear at the ends of the branches. They will continue to bloom...

(Orange-eye Butterflybush, Petite Plum® Butterflybush)

The Petite Plum butterflybush (aka 'Monum' and 'Nanho Purple') is a compact, arching shrub with red-purple flowers originating from China. It has slightly smaller gray-green leaves than the species and produces its elongated clusters of fragrant flowers from mid-summer to frost. In climates with mild winters plants may be semi-evergreen.

Plants prefer full sun and can tolerate a wide range of well-drained soils. This is a wonderful shrub for attracting butterflies, but plants tend to freely...

(Golden Butterflybush)

Golden butterflybush is a hybrid of Buddleja davidii and B. globosa but retains the orange-yellow flower color of the latter species. It has glossy deep green foliage on gently arching branches. The flowers are borne in clusters from summer to autumn and removing spent flowers will encourage continued blooming.

A drought tolerant plant when established, golden butterflybush should be grown in full sun for best results. Attractive to butterflies and bees, the interesting flower...

(Bicolor Butterflybush, Golden Butterflybush)

Bicolor butterflybush is a hybrid of Buddleja weyeriana that was selected by Michael Dirr from openly pollinated B. 'Honeycomb' plants at the test gardens at the University of Georgia. Its lance-shaped leaves are a glossy deep green and appear in spring on gently arching branches. The fragrant, yellow and raspberry red flowers are borne in clusters from summer to autumn and removing spent flowers will encourage continued blooming.

A drought tolerant plant when established, golden butterflybush...

(Golden Butterflybush, Honeycomb Butterflybush)

Sunny and vigorous, ‘Honeycomb’ offers dense globose clusters of beautiful golden flowers all summer.

A hybrid of Buddleja davidii and B. globosa, golden butterflybush is a vigorous medium-sized deciduous shrub with gently arching branches lined with large glossy deep green leaves with silvery undersides. In the heat of summer it offers golden yellow flower clusters at the ends of its branches. These are fragrant and attractive to butterflies and bees.

Drought tolerant once...

(Golden Butterflybush, Sungold Butterflybush)

Distinguished by its golden orange flowers, 'Sungold' is a colorful butterflybush that offers warm tones to sunny gardens.

Golden butterflybush is a vigorous hybrid of Buddleja davidii and B. globosa but retains the orange-yellow flower color of the latter species. This medium-sized, deciduous shrub has gently arching branches lined with glossy deep green foliage. Its flowers are borne in clusters that appear from summer to autumn. Removing spent blooms will encourage continued...