Common Buckeye Butterfly Junonia coenia caterpillar eating Butterfly Bush leaf.

Buckeye Junonia coenia butterfly drinking nectar from a lavender Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii

Botanical Name: Buddleia davidii

Common Names: Butterfly Bush

Plant type: Shrub

s Zone: 9 - 11

Light: Sun

Size: Grows to 10 feet

Water: Average water needs.

Soil: Well drained soil

Propagation: Cuttings

Bloom: White, pink, purple, lavender, and yellow.

Note: Extrememly popular nectar plant for butterflies and nectar-drinking moths.

Note: Host plant for Common Buckeye Junonia coenia). Use of Butterfly Bush by Buckeyes as a host plant is not as common as the use of various weeds.