*Buddleja davidii Franchet. Common name: Summer-lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly-bush. Phenology: May-Oct; Jul-Nov. Habitat: Spreading from horticultural use to disturbed places, thickets, and streambanks. Distribution: Native of China.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA17, G, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Va, Rogers (1986); = Buddleja davidi — F, orthographic variant; = n/a — Tat. Basionym: Buddleja davidii Franch. 1886-1887
Links to other floras: = Buddleja davidii - FNA17
Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.






Feedback
See something wrong or missing on about Buddleja davidii? Let us know here: (Please include your name and email if at all complicated so we can clarify if needed.) We greatly appreciate feedback, and will include updates from you in our next webapp update, which can take a few months. If a species is not keyed, that's because keying is ongoing. Please don't send us feedback about unkeyed species.
Horticultural Information
Intro:
Stems:
Leaves:
Inforescence:
Flowers:
Fruits:
Comments:
Height:
plant sale text:
bloom table text:
description:
stems:
leaves:
inflorescence:
flowers:
fruits:
comments:
cultural notes:
germination code:
native range:
0 unsaved edits on this page.