was Monarchs: Eucalyptus.. now is exotics

Will Cook cwcook at duke.edu
Wed Jan 30 10:54:51 EST 2002


The exotic Buddleja species are not pests here in North Carolina, though
they do rarely escape from cultivation (I have seen a couple of
seedlings sprouting in pavement cracks).  I doubt it'll become an
aggressive invader of natural habitats like Elaeagnus, which is big
problem here (but also a good butterfly nectar source).

There are five native species of Buddleja in the southwestern US, by the
way, though I don't know how worthy of cultivation they are.

Note that Buddleja has a 'j' in it, though you often see it incorrectly
spelled with an 'i' in plant nursery catalogs.

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Charles W. "Will" Cook                  w 919-660-7423
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