Butterfly Bush
Buddleia davidii ‘Royal Red’
(BUD-lee-uh) (duh-VID-ee-eye)
Synonyms: Buddleja davidii, Orange-eye
Butterfly Bush
I am not sure why this is
called ‘Royal Red’ because it is more purple then anything else. So far the
Butterfly Bushes have been doing well this season and living up to their
reliable reputation. While pruning some nearby Japanese Hollies this specimen
was overwhelming me with its fragrance. There didn’t appear to be too many
butterflies hovering around it and in general our butterfly population seems a
little low this year.
We had a dwarf Butterfly Bush
that I pulled out of someone’s house and it was left down by the garage and the
other morning I noticed a couple of butterflies feeding on it. I was able to
catch and release one.
It is easy to tell it's a new
month as new folders have to be made to store this blogs files. Happy July!
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