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Red Admiral on Buddleia - ©Amy Lewis
Buddleia
Scientific name: Buddleja davidii
Buddleia is a familiar shrub, well-known for its attractiveness to butterflies. It is actually an introduced species, however, that has become naturalised on waste ground, railway cuttings and in towns.
Species information
Statistics
Height: up to 4mConservation status
Introduced, but naturalised species.