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Orange-eye

Buddleja davidii

Buddleja
Scrophulariaceae
Native Plants
Zone 59
🐾 Pet-Safe
🌱 Beginner Friendly

Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii) is a vigorous, easy-to-grow flowering shrub renowned for its long panicles of fragrant flowers that attract butterflies and other pollinators throughout summer. Plant in a sunny position in well-drained soil and cut back hard in early spring to promote the best flowering display. Note that it can self-seed prolifically and is considered invasive in some regions, so deadhead spent blooms promptly.

Care Requirements

Care Level

Low

Sun

Partial Sun

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Moderate

Mature Height

12″ – 36″

Soil

loam

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

60

Watering Schedule

Every 7-14 Days • Water Deeply But Allow The Top 2 Inches Of Soil To Dry Before Watering Again

Soil pH

7 – 7.5

Temperature

-50°85°F

Mature Spread

up to 24

Root Depth

Medium

Foliage

Medium

Propagation: Seed

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Alabama
Argentina South
Ascension
Belgium
Brazil South
Brazil Southeast
British Columbia
Bulgaria
California
Cameroon
China North-Central
China South-Central
China Southeast
Colombia
Connecticut
Corse
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Delaware
District of Columbia

Attracts

🐝 Bees
🐝 Butterflies
🐝 Moths
🐝 Birds

Sources

Data: trefle, usda

Image: trefle.io — Taken Jul 12, 2019 by jose (cc-by-sa)

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