Buddleia lindleyana Open House a deciduous large shrub or

a deciduous large shrub or small tree

Native peoples knew the plant well

and the flower buds in particular served as a traditional remedy for ailments of the eyes

which sounds minor and is

Fontanesia is one of those quiet shrubs that rewards a close look and a little curiosity

Buddleia lindleyana Open House a deciduous large shrub orBuddleia lindleyana, Lindley's butterfly bush, is the elegant outlier of the genus, an open, arching shrub from China hung in summer with long, slender, gracefully curved racemes of purple violet flowers. Where most butterfly bushes carry stiff cone shaped panicles, this one drapes, the curving spikes nodding from the tips of the branches from June until frost. Tough and fast, Lindley's butterfly bush thrives in full sun or part shade in well drained