Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Distribution
Naturalized in the eastern U.S (including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina) plus Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii
Plant Profile: Buddleja davidii 'Attraction'
Names
Orange Eyed Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac
Phonetic Spelling:
Genus:Buddleja
Species:davidii
Family:Scrophulariaceae
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction' features stunning, highly fragrant flowers that range from bright reddish-purple to magenta, making them particularly appealing to pollinators, as the name implies.
While this variety can thrive in partial sunlight, it tends to become unruly and produces fewer blooms if not given full sun exposure. It is adaptable to various soil types, including clay when properly amended, but it does not fare well in wet, poorly drained conditions.
'Attraction' can spread naturally through wind-dispersed seeds, especially in warmer climates where it remains above ground during winter. To prolong the flowering period, it is advisable to deadhead the blooms and remove flower clusters before they release seeds. This plant flowers on new growth, so in milder regions, it is recommended to prune the old stems back to the ground in late winter.
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Buddleja davidii 'Attraction' Feature Summary
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction' Image Gallery
Tags
#hummingbirds
#red
#arching
#showy flowers
#fragrant flowers
#heat tolerant
#drought tolerant
#shrub
#purple flowers
#deciduous shrub
#salt tolerant
#low maintenance
#cottage garden
#upright form
#mounding
#multistemmed
#deer resistant
#magenta flowers
#dense
#self-seeding
#xeriscaping
#humidity tolerant
#urban conditions tolerant
#butterfly friendly
#pollinator garden
#pollution tolerant
#butterfly garden
#shrub borders
#wet soils intolerant
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Buddleja davidii 'Attraction' Feature Summary
Attributes
Naturalized in the eastern U.S (including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina) plus Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii
Highly attractive to bees, butterflies, other nectar-loving insects, and hummingbirds.
Woody
Seed
Stem Cutting
Attracts Pollinators
Colorful
Attractive Flowers
Easy to Grow
Fruit
The small, upright, ovate pods are dark brown; two-valved seed capsules split open when ripe, releasing tiny seeds that are distributed by the wind.
Capsule
Brown/Copper
< 1 inch
< 1 inch
Leaves
Leaves are sage green above with fine white hairs on the lower leaf surface.
Deciduous
Green
Gray/Silver
Insignificant
Simple
Opposite
Elliptical
Lanceolate
Entire
Denticulate
> 6 inches
Soft
Velvety
1-3 inches
Whole Plant Traits
Shrub
Deciduous
Arching
Multi-stemmed
Erect
Mounding
Dense
Rapid
Low
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
Moist
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Flowers
Purple/Lavender
Red/Burgundy
Spike
Panicle
Fragrant
Good Cut
Showy
Long Bloom Season
Summer
Fall
4-5 petals/rays
Tubular
< 1 inch
Stem
Landscape
Cutting Garden
Butterfly Garden
Pollinator Garden
Cottage Garden
Hedge
Mass Planting
Accent
Screen/Privacy
Small groups
Drought
Deer
Heat
Pollution
Humidity
Urban Conditions
Salt
Patio
Walkways
Naturalized Area
Butterflies
Pollinators
Bees
Moths
Hummingbirds
Weedy
Invasive Species
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Buddleja davidii 'Attraction' Attributes
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Wildlife Value
Highly attractive to bees, butterflies, other nectar-loving insects, and hummingbirds.
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Play Value
Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction' Fruit
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Fruit Description
The small, upright, ovate pods are dark brown; two-valved seed capsules split open when ripe, releasing tiny seeds that are distributed by the wind.
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Fruit Color
Brown/Copper
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction' Leaves
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Leaf Description
Leaves are sage green above with fine white hairs on the lower leaf surface.
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Leaf Color
Gray/Silver
Green
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Deciduous Leaf Fall Color
Insignificant
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Hairs Present
No
Yes
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Leaf Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction' Whole Plant Traits
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction' Cultural Conditions
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction' Flowers
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Flower Color
Purple/Lavender
Red/Burgundy
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction' Stem
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction' Landscape
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
Buddleja davidii 'Attraction': Problems
Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy
