If you’ve wondered how the Buddleja got its common name, Butterfly bush, this photo by Chris Currie may help to explain it. Buddleja’s striking blooms are irresistible to butterflies, bees and moths — ...

Buddlejas, those beautiful butterfly bushes so called because their nectar rich flower spikes attract butterflies to them, are probably the most amenable of all shrubs to soil type, acid or alkaline, ...

Simply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Butterfly bushes sound alluring, traditionally one of the great sights in British gardens in late August. Their ...

The general-purpose genotype hypothesis and the hypothesis of the evolution of invasiveness predict that invasive species are characterized by particular traits that confer invasiveness. However, ...

I’ve been a city gardener all my working life. For years I’ve dug and pruned in the service of people and plants from everywhere. The countryside is lovely, but as nice as fields and woods are, my ...

Buddleia, also known as buddleja or the butterfly bush, can look unkempt and straggly if it's not pruned correctly. If the plant is not pruned, the plant will appear twiggy and bare. Most gardening ...

With spring approaching, this £2 shrub is a great way to bring butterflies, birds, and bees into your garden - as well as a vibrant flush of colour. Gardeners are obsessed with a new discount shrub ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Twice over, I am waiting for buddleja. As you see I am obeying the new rules and spelling our old friend ...

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Even those with cursory knowledge of fractions have worked out that Belfast is oversubscribed when it comes to quarters, with no fewer than seven at the last count. Yet I want to propose another, ...