For centuries gardeners happily planted whatever caught their fancy, never wondering whether a desirable plant might have wandering ways. After watching a pretty perennial called purple loosestrife ...

Buddleja davidii Franch. (orange-eye butterfly bush), an introduced Chinese shrub in the Scrophulariaceae, is categorically naturalized at seven sites in four new Tennessee counties from field ...

A few states, like Washington and Oregon, have declared buddleia davidii as invasive. One proactive way to manage reseeding is by deadheading. The good news is that the invasiveness of butterfly ...

If you're one of those gardeners like me who relish the company of painted ladies when you're on your knees with trowel in the ground, plant a butterfly bush. Butterfly populations in Northern ...

As you probably know, butterfly bush is a common name for members of the Buddleja genus. The natives to Texas of that genus are: The butterfly bushes you are seeing at nurseries are probably ...

I planted a butterfly bush a couple of years ago. It keeps flopping over and doesn't stand straight. What should I do? Buddleia davidii, commonly called butterfly bush or summer lilac, is a prized ...

Q.: I'm wondering if a recent article about holly shrubs is related to a problem that I believe I have with my three Buddleia bushes, which, until this spring, had produced beautiful flowers, and ...

The reason is this shrub is an extremely hardy and water-wise plant makes an impressive show for this time of the year. The reason the Buddleia davidii is referred to as the butterfly bush as it ...

Q: I'm looking for the tallest species of butterfly bush. "Miss Ruby" has been suggested, but online I'm getting all different opinions. I want a variety that may grow up to 12 feet. Also, where can I ...

Q:All of our buddleias are infested with a little worm. It is smooth and white with a black head. It eats the flower buds from the inside out so that the flowers never form. Last year, we sprayed Bt ...

Q. We’re hoping to plant a garden that will attract butterflies. Growing up, we had a butterfly bush I loved because it always seemed to have butterflies on it. One of my neighbors says that butterfly ...