was Monarchs: Eucalyptus.. now is exotics

[Chris J. Durden]

*Buddleja* dous not do well in alkaline soils, so it is not going to grow 
well in the middle of the US, let alone spread seedlings. Some species have 
leaves used in China as fish poison.
..............Chris Durden

At 04:15 PM 1/29/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Message text written by INTERNET:beebuzz at kiva.net
> >
>  >Are you possibly speaking of Buddleia davidii, the famed "Butterfly
>  >Bush".  I'm not sure of the problem in California, but here in
>  >Oregon, it is becoming a problem.....
>
>I understand it's a pest in England.   Only, I'm puzzled, because my
>experience in growing it in Indiana and also what I hear from my English
>friend is that it likes hot, sunny, very well-drained areas.   This doesn't
>
>sound right for a wetland invader, nor one in the Pacific Northwest.   !!??
><
>
>IMHO, here in the UK Buddleja is not really a pest.  It will seed
>prolifically and can be invasive in particualar habitats.  Brownfield
>sites, 'untidy' urban areas, railway lines (amongst the ballast), disused
>gravel or sand workings and other disturbed areas are where it does best
>and it can form quite extensive blocks of scrub.  Out in the wider
>countryside it is not very often seen as a self seeded plant.  Not too many
>inverts on the plant itself, though the late summer flowers can be good for
>Nymphalids and Pierids.  Short tongued bumble bees, particularly
>pre-hibernation B. terrestris queens seem to be attracted to the plant.
>
>Matt
>
>
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