About White Butterfly Bush
Buddleja asiatica, also known as dogtail, is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae. It grows in open woodland at elevations < 2,800 m either as understorey scrub, or as a small tree. First described by Loureiro in 1790, B. asiatica was introduced to the UK in 1874, and accorded the RHS Award of Garden Merit (record 675) in 1993. It is highly invasive in Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Buddleja asiatica
- Genus
- Buddleja
- Family
- BUDDLEJACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Distribution
- India, Southeast Asia, China, Pakistan, Malaysia
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Bhati, Dhura, Dhurbana
- Nepali
- भिमसेनपाती
- Kannada
- ಕರಕಾನೆ Karakaane, ಕರಕಣಿ, ಕರಕಾನಿ Karakani
Buddlejaceae
Butterfly-Bush Family
White Butterfly Bush belongs to the Buddlejaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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