(Orange-eye Butterflybush, Purple Emperor™ 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, Royal Red Butterflybush)

Royal red butterflybush is a compact, upright to arching shrub that originates from China and Japan. It has gray-green leaves and produces large, elongated clusters of dark rose flowers from mid-summer to frost. 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 the garden and beyond. In warm climates they may be semi-evergreen. Butterflybush is quite drought tolerant...

(Orange-eye Butterflybush, Santana Butterflybush)

Grown for its beautiful variegated foliage and elongated clusters of purple-red flowers, the patented butterflybush ‘Santana’ is a tough shrub that has an upright to vase-shaped habit. It was discovered by Rod Dransfield in his garden in North Yorkshire, England and introduced by Plant Haven of Santa Barbara, California.

This butterflybush sports dark grey-green leaves edged with golden yellow and produces clusters of numerous tiny tubular purple-red flowers with orange eyes. These are lightly...

(Orange-eye Butterflybush, Silver Frost Butterflybush)

Grown for its broad elongated clusters of ivory flowers, the medium-sized butterflybush ‘Silver Frost’ is a tough shrub that has an upright to vase-shaped habit.

This butterflybush sports silvery grey-green leaves and produces clusters of numerous tiny tubular ivory flowers with orange eyes. These are lightly fragrant and appear at the ends of the branches. They will continue to bloom with greater regularity if spent flowers are removed. In climates with mild winters plants may be semi-evergreen....

(Orange-eye Butterflybush, Summer Beauty Butterflybush)

Grown for its numerous elongated clusters of deep rose-pink flowers, the compact butterflybush ‘Summer Beauty’ is a tough shrub that has an upright to vase-shaped habit. It was bred and selected at the Horticulture Research International in Boskoop, Holland. It came from the same stock as 'Pink Delight' but has darker flowers.

This butterflybush sports silvery grey-green leaves and produces clusters of numerous tiny tubular deep pink flowers with orange eyes. These are lightly fragrant and...

(Orange-eye Butterflybush, Summer Rose Butterflybush)

Grown for its numerous elongated clusters of rose flowers, the compact butterflybush ‘Summer Rose’ is a tough shrub with an upright to vase-shaped habit. It was selected at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in Clermont, Kentucky and a favorite in Dr. Michael Dirr's performance trials in Georgia.

This butterflybush has silvery grey-green leaves and produces clusters of numerous tiny tubular rich rose flowers with orange eyes. These are lightly fragrant and appear at the ends of the branches....

(Orange-eye Butterflybush, White Ball Butterflybush)

Grown for its many elongated clusters of white flowers, the dwarf butterflybush ‘White Ball’ is a tough shrub with a neat compact habit. For many, this heavy and long-flowering selection is one of the best smaller Buddleja out there.

This butterflybush has grey-green leaves and produces clusters of numerous tiny tubular white flowers with orange eyes. These are lightly fragrant and appear at the ends of the branches. They will continue to bloom with greater regularity if spent flowers...

(Orange-eye Butterflybush, White Bouquet Butterflybush)

Grown for its elongated clusters of fragrant white flowers, the compact butterflybush ‘White Bouquet’ is a tough shrub with a bushy spreading habit. It is an older cultivar that was first introduced in 1942.

This butterflybush has gray-green leaves and produces clusters of numerous tiny tubular white flowers with orange eyes. These are fragrant and appear at the ends of the branches. They will continue to bloom with greater regularity if spent flowers are removed. It is also important to remove...

(Butterflybush, Orange-eye Butterflybush, White Cloud Butterflybush)

Grown for its beautiful clusters of elongated flowers, butterflybush is a tough medium-sized shrub with an upright to arching habit. Originating from China and Japan, it has green to gray-green leaves and produces large clusters of lilac-colored flowers at the ends of its branches. These appear from midsummer to frost, but will continue to bloom with greater regularity if spent flowers are removed. In climates with mild winters plants may be semi-evergreen.

There are many cultivars of butterflybush...

(Orange-eye Butterflybush, White Profusion Butterflybush)

Grown for its large conical clusters of white flowers, the compact butterflybush ‘White Profusion’ is a tough shrub with a bushy spreading habit. It is an older cultivar that was first introduced in 1945.

This butterflybush has gray-green leaves and produces clusters of numerous tiny tubular white flowers with yellow eyes. These are fragrant and appear at the ends of the branches. They will continue to bloom with greater regularity if spent flowers are removed. It is also important to remove...