Savannah Morning News: Butterflies and hummingbirds celebrate the National Garden Bureau's Year of the Buddleia Butterflies and hummingbirds celebrate the National Garden Bureau's Year of the Buddleia Dwarf buddleias will attract and feed butterflies and provide your landscape with summer blooms on a low-maintenance shrub. The middle of July is not too late to cut back leggy azaleas and ... This year The Garden Guy decided to add some dwarf buddleia into his arsenal of pollinator plants.

Understanding the Context

The idea of 3-foot-tall or less buddleias or butterfly bushes seemed like just what the doctor ... Butterfly bush (buddleia davidii) is a magnet to pollinators, but it can be invasive if not controlled. Learn how to effectively manage this plant. Buddleja (/ ˈbʌdliə /; orth.

Key Insights

var. Buddleia; also historically given as Buddlea) is a genus comprising over 140 [3] species of flowering plants endemic to Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Learn how to grow butterfly bushes (Buddleia) with this complete guide! Discover planting tips, pruning advice, and important notes about invasiveness and pollinators. Make your cuts just above where big, healthy leaf buds have formed.

Final Thoughts

It can take several weeks into spring for new growth to show up - be patient and resist the urge to cut them back too early, as advised in buddleia growing tips. But do prune your butterfly bush.