A Chinese buddleia that is cultivated in the West for its large spikes of fragrant purplish-lilac or white flowers, which are highly attractive to butterflies.
醉鱼草
Buddleia davidii, family Loganiaceae
Example sentencesExamples
You may want to include the aptly-named butterfly bush.
Both butterflies and gardeners love the butterfly bush.
One example is buddleia, or butterfly bush, a shrubby perennial that benefits from hard pruning.
I like a lot of white, and I have a couple of small white oleanders and a white butterfly bush.
The common butterfly bush is a summer treat.
Definition of butterfly bush in US English:
butterfly bush
noun
A Chinese buddleia that is cultivated in the West for its large spikes of fragrant purplish-lilac or white flowers, which are highly attractive to butterflies.
醉鱼草
Buddleia davidii, family Loganiaceae
Example sentencesExamples
You may want to include the aptly-named butterfly bush.
The common butterfly bush is a summer treat.
One example is buddleia, or butterfly bush, a shrubby perennial that benefits from hard pruning.
I like a lot of white, and I have a couple of small white oleanders and a white butterfly bush.
Both butterflies and gardeners love the butterfly bush.