Rio Grande Butterflybush

Buddleja sessiliflora Kunth - Butterfly-bush family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Rio Grande Butterflybush: Opsigalea ocellata

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, Texas
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.