buddleia
noun
bud·dle·ia ˈbəd-lē-ə 
ˌbəd-ˈlē-
: any of a genus (Buddleia of the family Loganiaceae) of shrubs or small trees of warm regions with showy terminal clusters of usually purple or white flowers
called also butterfly bush
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The bush is a compact buddleia that cascades instead of growing upright, so it could be grown in a basket or a large pot, then put in the ground in fall. 
Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2022 Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias (many different species and cultivars), Mexican butterfly weed (Asclepias curassavica) and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies into your garden this summer. Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 5 May 2019 These include asters, ornamental salvias, caryopteris, perovskia, lespedeza, buddleia and chrysanthemums. Adrian Higgins, sacbee, 8 June 2018 This hybrid is a very dwarf form of buddleia (or buddleja), great for small spaces and containers. Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 15 Dec. 2017 Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias, Mexican butterfly weed and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies to your garden this summer. Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 15 July 2017 Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias, Mexican butterfly weed and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies to your garden this summer. Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 15 July 2017 Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias, Mexican butterfly weed and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies to your garden this summer. Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 24 June 2017 Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias, Mexican butterfly weed and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies to your garden this summer. Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 24 June 2017 See More
Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2022 Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias (many different species and cultivars), Mexican butterfly weed (Asclepias curassavica) and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies into your garden this summer. Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 5 May 2019 These include asters, ornamental salvias, caryopteris, perovskia, lespedeza, buddleia and chrysanthemums. Adrian Higgins, sacbee, 8 June 2018 This hybrid is a very dwarf form of buddleia (or buddleja), great for small spaces and containers. Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 15 Dec. 2017 Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias, Mexican butterfly weed and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies to your garden this summer. Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 15 July 2017 Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias, Mexican butterfly weed and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies to your garden this summer. Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 15 July 2017 Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias, Mexican butterfly weed and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies to your garden this summer. Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 24 June 2017 Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias, Mexican butterfly weed and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies to your garden this summer. Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 24 June 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, genus name, from Adam Buddle †1715 English botanist
First Known Use
1763, in the meaning defined above
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