Buddlejaceae · Buddleja

Butterfly Bush

Buddleja davidii

Shruboutdoor
Habit
Shrub
Found in India
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir & more

Plant Details

Scientific name
Buddleja davidii
Genus
Buddleja
Habit
Shrub
Found in India
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Gujarat, Karnataka, West Bengal
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf arrangement
OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.The opposite lanceolate leaves are 7–20 cm (3–8 inches) long and 2–7 cm (1–3 inches) broad, grey-green to dark green above, greyish-white tomentose beneath when young and becoming — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf shape
LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.The opposite lanceolate leaves are 7–20 cm (3–8 inches) long and 2–7 cm (1–3 inches) broad, grey-green to dark green above, greyish-white tomentose beneath when young and becoming — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf surface
TomentoserecordedDensely covered in matted, woolly hairs.The opposite lanceolate leaves are 7–20 cm (3–8 inches) long and 2–7 cm (1–3 inches) broad, grey-green to dark green above, greyish-white tomentose beneath when young and becoming — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Characters marked “recorded” are for Butterfly Bush itself; the rest are typical of the Buddlejaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Flower arrangement
PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.The flowers are honey-scented, lilac to purple or occasionally white, produced in terminal panicles, usually under 20 cm (8 inches) long but can be 30 cm (12 inches) or more long. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Characters marked “recorded” are for Butterfly Bush itself; the rest are typical of the Buddlejaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Butterfly Bush

Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii) is a shrub in the Buddlejaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and 7 other states.

Uses

It is planted as an ornamental.

Illustration representing the Buddlejaceae family
Botanical family

Buddlejaceae

Butterfly-Bush Family

Butterfly Bush belongs to the Buddlejaceae family.

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