butterfly bush

noun

: buddleia

Examples of butterfly bush in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If Coulter’s framing takes hold with home gardeners, native, nectar-heavy species such as milkweed, asters, coneflowers and butterfly bushes may show up in beds that used to be purely ornamental. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

For starters, butterfly bush grows invasively in many areas and can cause problems for homeowners and wild landscapes, too. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 12 Oct. 2026

One of the fastest-growing flowering shrubs, a butterfly bush can easily put on 5 feet or more of new growth in a single season. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026

Trailing vincas spill over the front of this rosy-toned dynamic arrangement filled with ‘Great Falls Angel’ coleus and ‘Peppermint’ caladiums, plus ‘Miss Molly’ butterfly bushes, snapdragons, and angelonias which add height. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 1 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for butterfly bush

• ambush
• rosebush
• saltbush
• push
• tush