Scientific Name:	Buddleja davidii
Pronunciation:	BUD-lee-uh duh-VID-ee-eye
Common Name:	butterfly bush
Family Name:	Scrophulariaceae
Plant Type:	Invasive plant, Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Tall perennial with pubescent and angular (4-8 sided) new growth; leaves opposite, lanceolate, green/grey-green on top, white below and pubescent; raceme large, dense, purple, persistant.
Course(s):	AARB 1012, Level 2 Apprenticeship, CLT Training

Habit: Arching, Upright Form: Vase Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 2 - 3m Spread: 3 - 4m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate, Summer dry Landscape Uses: Attract butterflies, Erosion control, Fragrance, Summer interest Additional Info: Google. Cultivars shown may include B. 'Petite Indigo'.

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Tomentose Colour in Summer: Green, Dark-green Colour in Fall: Yellow, Brown Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate Apices: Acuminate Bases: Acute Margins: Serrulate

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Thyrse Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 4 Corolla Shape: Salverform Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, White, Blue, Pink, Purple Flower Scent: Fragrant, Sweet Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct, Nov Additional Info: Not showy

Bark Morphology: Exfoliating, Stringy, Moderately fissured, Multi-stem trunk Bark or Stem Colour: Yellow, Brown     Organ Modifications: Fibrous-like roots

Propagation:	Seed, Softwood cuttings, Hardwood cuttings, Layering
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Medium
Other:	cut back in fall
Pest Susceptibility:	Dieback, Fungal leaf spot, Mites, ( Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant )

Location(s): (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZE) GAZebo East : cv. Petite Indigo (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa (ONW) Overpass North side West Location Map

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