Otherwise, if you still want to grow a butterfly bush, here are a few ways to minimize its negative aspects: Choose Less Invasive Varieties. There are newer varieties of butterfly bushes that bred ...

While butterfly bushes don’t need much water and bloom beautiful flowers, they have a bad side too. In many places in North America, some species of butterfly bushes (Buddleia) are invasive.

Fortunately, there are new butterfly bush varieties that are recommended and considered non-invasive. “Miss Ruby” is a popular cultivar that was developed at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh.

Some tips for growing butterfly bushes and for helping butterflies, ... Email Tim Joyce at [email protected]. Send pictures of your problem plants and let us know where you live!

Q. I have a few large butterfly bushes in my garden and they do look fantastic when in flower, but they can all get a bit messy afterward. Is it better to go out and deadhead to keep it neat, or ...

“Butterfly bushes outcompete native plants that are hosts to butterflies,” Hill says. “They provide the wrong kind of environment for the butterflies.” What to Do About Butterfly Bushes ...

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 ...

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 ...