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Definition of Buddleia
1. Noun. Tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers.
Definition of Buddleia
1. Noun. A tree or shrub of the genus ''Buddleja'', especially ''Buddleja davidii'', a large ornamental shrub whose lilac flowers attract butterflies. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Buddleia
1. a tropical shrub [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Buddleia
Literary usage of Buddleia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"LINDLEY'S buddleia (497) — buddleia Lindleyana. B. Leaves 4-5 inches long, dark
green above; clusters 10-20 inches long and arching. ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"buddleia Davidii var. magnifica. buddleia intermedia. buddleia ... buddleia Lindleyana.
buddleia officinalis. ..."
3. Alpines and Bog-plants by Reginald John Farrer (1908)
"But perhaps, of all shrubs introduced in the last twenty years, buddleia ...
buddleia variabilis requires hard pruning, and its flowers do not stand in ..."
4. Biltmore Nursery, Biltmore, N.C. (1907)
"Japanese buddleia i ft. 25 lindleyana. Chinese buddleia I ft. ... Sweet-scented
buddleia i ft. 25... 2 tO 3 ft. ...IK to 2 ft. ..."