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Do all Buddleia varieties attract butterflies. I'd like to grow one of those types with orange pompom flowers.

West Midlands, United Kingdom Gb

I think the plant is called Buddleia Globosa, will it attract butterflies like the more usual pink and purple buddleias?


On plant Buddleia Globosa


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All buddleia flowers are attractive to butterflies, particularly if in the sun, but globosa flowers earlier and this may make a difference to which, and how many, varieties of butterflies you get to see because of the earlier flowering.

8 Aug, 2009

 

Certainly get plenty of the early butterflies on our B. globosa. But be warned, this shrub does grow into a very large plant indeed.
Buddleja alternifolia is also good for insects again early flowering and smaller than B. globosa.
The cross between B. glbosa and B. davidii is also a nice plant with purlple stained yellow balls, in between Bb. globosa and davidii in flowering. B. x weyeriana Sungold is the easiest one to buy.

8 Aug, 2009

 

Thank you so much, very full answers!

8 Aug, 2009

 

I have had sungold for many years and the butterflies loved it. I hope i have a cutting in a pot somewhere as the parent plant died 2 yrs ago.

8 Aug, 2009

How do I say thanks?

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