A butterfly bush isn't just a pretty shrub for your yard, it can also help attract pollinators, like butterflies.

Georgia Parkinson Hill is a horticulturist, garden designer, and owner of the native landscape design firm Beautyberry Gardens in Atlanta, Georgia. Why Are Butterfly Bushes Bad? In addition to ...

That explains why shrubby buddleias are better known as “butterfly bushes.” They’ve also been known as “bombsite bushes,” because they were known to thrive in the rubble of war-torn lands, according ...

The woolly butterfly bush (Buddleia marrubiifolia) is a near-native from the neighboring Chihuahuan desert. It’s a great pollinator plant, has attractive grey-green leaves and bright orange clusters ...

One of the fastest-growing flowering shrubs, a butterfly bush can easily put on 5 feet or more of new growth in a single season. Learning how and when to prune a butterfly bush can help you keep all ...

Gardening Ask the Garden Guy: Can you grow a butterfly bush in a container? Plus, tips for keeping those hungry rabbits out. Send your gardening and landscaping questions to Address@globe.com.

If you're an avid gardener or a butterfly enthusiast, then you've probably stumbled across a butterfly bush once or twice. Perhaps you even have planted one to attract more butterflies to a garden or ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Butterfly bushes (Buddleja davidii) are a garden staple for a reason: Not only are they ginormous -- getting up to 12 feet high -- and ...

Plant breeders constantly develop better plants, looking for bigger flowers, more flowers over a longer period, new colours, better pest and disease resistance and superior performance under tough ...

Find out when to prune a butterfly bush and how to make the right cuts to enjoy more flowers on this fast-growing shrub. One of the fastest-growing flowering shrubs, a butterfly bush can easily put on ...