A flowering shrub with long spikes of colorful flowers (usually purple, pink, or white) that attracts butterflies and is also called butterfly bush.
Named in honor of Adam Buddle, an 18th-century English botanist and clergyman, following the Linnaean naming convention of creating plant genus names from people's names. The plant itself is native to Asia.
Buddleia was named to honor a botanist, yet the plant became notorious as an invasive species in many countries—it's so good at spreading that it's now considered a pest in the UK and other regions, a cautionary tale about importing 'ornamental' plants!
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