Buddleja alternifolia
Alternate-leaved butterfly-bush · also Fountain butterflybush
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Buddleja alternifolia is a substantial deciduous shrub with graceful, pendulous branches, giving it a fountain-like appearance. It bears scented lilac flowers in summer and is tolerant of dry, poor soils, but intolerant to wet conditions, making it suitable for certain urban settings.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 120.01%17 yr—
- 70.00%—1.5 in
Traits
- Form
- Weeping
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 12–20 ft
- Canopy spread
- 12–15 ft
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.5 in, mean 1.2 in, 90th percentile 1.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
- Southeast Tibet shrublands and meadows
Other Buddleja in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
