Buddleja
Fountain butterfly bush · also Buddleja, Butterfly bush, Butterfly-bushes
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Buddleja alternifolia, also known as Fountain Butterfly Bush, is a deciduous shrub with thin, pendulous branches, giving it a graceful, fountain-like appearance. It produces lilac-purple, fragrant flowers in spring and can be pruned to grow into a small shade tree. This species is tolerant of dry, poor, well-drained soils and attracts birds, butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 490.00%—2.1 in
- 110.01%—1.9 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Weeping
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 12–20 ft
- Canopy spread
- 12–15 ft
- Soil
- Well-drained, Dry, Poor
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.0 in, mean 2.5 in, 90th percentile 3.8 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.
