Why you should grow buddleia in your garden
A spotlight on the beautiful butterfly bush
The buddleia is not called the butterfly bush for nothing.
Buddleias are well known for their attractiveness to bees and butterflies. They are absolutely packed with nectar and pollen and as a result, you will see them packed with pollinators.
They can be quite a divisive plant among gardeners, as some regard buddleias as a weed. And indeed, they are on the invasive plant list for their ability to colonise anywhere, particularly poor ground such as wasteland, along railway lines and in brickwork.
So where do we stand on buddleias?
As a garden plant, with a little bit of care and maintenance, they can exist quite happily and not take over our gardens. There are even some buddleias that have been bred to be sterile, therefore removing their colonising habit.
There are many different varieties of buddleia, so there is one for every size of garden. The davidii variety is known for being a very large shrub, but there are now more compact varieties that grow very happily in pots and containers.
