Lilac V Buddleia

Lilacs come in both tree and shrub form.

Lilac v buddleia. Lilacs belong to the genus syringa while butterfly bushes hail from the buddleja genus. Lilacs and butterfly bushes are staples of butterfly gardens across much of north america but these two types of plants are not the same. Learn how to plant care for and prune butterfly bush in your garden. Ideally i would ha v e both 19 34 mon 18th jun 2018.

In the first category is the common lilac a hugely diverse plant that comes in a wide range of colors and fragrances. Buddleia is also better for butterflies and bees. See pictures of the best non invasive butterfly bushes including miss molly and the lo and behold series plus find alternatives for black knight. Butterfly bush buzz ivory summer lilac buzz ivory buddleja davidii tobudivory buddleja davidii buzz ivory butterfly bush is a compact deciduous shrub with gracefully arching branches studded with lance shaped gray green leaves and sweetly scented elongated panicles of luminous ivory flowers.

Lilac has more fragrance but buddleia flowers for longer and it s scent is better at night. This large upright shrub lilac usually grows to 8 feet 2 4 m in height but some varieties can be as short as 4 feet 1 2 m. This non invasive variety is approved for sale in oregon and washington though it will be called a summer lilac instead of a butterfly bush miss violet buddleia x uspp 28 448 can 5 950 professional growing information.