Buddleja lindleyana seed Weeping butterfly bush(Buddleja alternifolia)

LATIN NAME: Buddleja lindleyana

COMMON NAME: Lindley’s Butterfly Bush

Lindley’s butterfly bush is the purple plume of the late garden, and the small, tubular flowers crowd the long, arching heads. The tall, graceful, deciduous shrub carries the narrow, willow-like leaves and the long, slender, arching panicles of the small, purple-violet, tubular flowers through the late summer, one of the fine, bold sights of the border, drawing the butterflies of the warm afternoon. The shrub is a fine, generous presence of the late garden, and it is a shrub of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

Lindley’s butterfly bush is a bold subject of the plant science, and the purple plumes keep showing up in the work on the late-summer shrubs. The way the long, arching panicles draw the butterflies through the late season has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the butterfly shrubs, the late-flowering ornamentals and the members of the figwort family. The narrow, willow-like leaves and the arching habit have also made it a fine study shrub, and Lindley’s butterfly bush is a regular subject of the work on the purple plumes of the late world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Lindley’s butterfly bush is a fine, bold shrub of the late garden and the sunny border. The long, slender, arching panicles of the small, purple-violet, tubular flowers open through the late summer, one of the fine, bold sights of the border, drawing the butterflies and the bees of the warm afternoon, and the narrow, willow-like leaves give the fine, airy crown of the shrub. The shrub is one of the fine choices for the late border, the sunny bank and the study garden, and it has been written about in the horticultural papers for the purple plumes and the butterfly ways. It is a fine, bold shrub of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained garden.

Give the young shrub the open, sunny spot, and the plumes will come in the first season.

To grow Lindley’s butterfly bush from seed, sow the small, flat seeds over the surface of a tray of fine, free-draining soil, with a light press, keep the tray in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings come through within a couple of weeks and grow on fast. With the sun and the deep, well-drained ground, the purple plumes will draw the butterflies through the late summer.