2. BOTANICAL NAME  BUDDLEIA DAVIDII

3. PRONUNCIATION  BOOD – lee – uh duh – VID – ee - eye

4. COMMON NAME  Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac

5. FAMILY  Loganiaceae

6. Life Cycle  Deciduous Perennial

8. Growth Habit  Shrub  Height 6-8’  Width 4’ to 6’  Spreading

9. ARRANGEMENT and Composition  Opposite

10. LEAF  Lanceolate  Length 3” to 4”  Width 1”

11. MARGIN  Serrated

12. VEINS  Pinnate

13. COMPOSITION  Simple

14. FLOWER  July till frost  4” - 10” panicle  Reddish - Purple

15. FRUIT  Cluster

16. EXPOSURE  Sun

17. GROWTH  Rapid

18. USE  Border

19. DESCRIPTION  Underside of leaf is silver in color  Flower is fragrant

20. CULTURAL PRACTICES  Bloom occurs on current season’s growth  Prune yearly

21. PROBLEMS

22. ZONES  5 - 9

23. NATIVE OF:  China