Plant of the Day
Saturday 13 August 2022
Attracting the local bee population the Buddleja lindleyana (Lindley's butterfly bush) is flowering. This deciduous shrub has curved, tubular, violet flowers in lax slender panicles at the ends of the branches in late summer. It thrives in a sheltered, south facing location and can be hard pruned in the winter.
Jill Raggett
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Spider Line Design Challenge: Buddleja
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Resting Bee
A small solitary bee resting in the sunlight on a buddleja leaf.
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The beauty Buddleja - ecological hero 🦸🏻♀️ or villain 🦹🏿♂️?
The Buddleja (Buddleja davidii) is native to central China and Japan before it was discovered by European botanists in the 19th century. The plant was brought to Europe in the 1880’s where it was an immediate success. Perhaps too successful... since the 1920’s it has started colonising habitat beyond suburban gardens in the UK.
Let’s consider the villainous side of Buddleja first. The plants crowds out native plant species because it reproduces quickly and can colonise a wide range of habitats. This plant is not a food source for any know European butterflies.
On the heroic side, this plant mostly takes over brownfield sites like abandoned buildings and other neglected urban spaces rather than established forests and meadows. The plant is a fantastic food source for native butterflies and other insects, and it blooms for a long period of time.
Is the Buddleja a good guy or a bad guy? You decide!
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Hummingbird Clearwing Moth ~ Sphinx Moth ~ Hemaris thysbe ~ Sphinx colibri ~ Romancing a Butterfly Bush ~ Buddleja ~ Buddleia ~ My Yard in Sparta, New Jersey #Hummingbird #HummingbirdClearwingMoth #Sphinx #SphinxMoth #Hemaris #Hemaristhysbe #Sphinxcolibri #Colibri #ButterflyBush #Buddleja #Buddleia #Sparta #NJ #NewJersey #Entomology #macros #macrophotography #macroofinstagram #butterflies #papillons #Flowers #Blossoms #Blooms #insects #insectsofinstagram #Wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography https://www.flickr.com/photos/rachidh/albums (at Sparta, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg8OLgxuQEu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Poster on the subject of Buddleja. The language of flowers of Buddleja is "恋の予感" in Japanese. It means "The instinct of love."
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Six on Saturday - 20 August 2022
Six on Saturday – 20 August 2022
Only a few garden tasks done today, as I am conserving my energy for tackling more to-dos tomorrow. Perhaps some tidying, seed-sowing, digging and maybe, some propagation.
As ever, if you’d like to explore other gardens head over to The Propagator’s blog and enjoy reading through the comments. The participant’s guide is here.
The Un-sown
Today I am focusing on plants around the garden that…
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