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buddleia Bot.|ˈbʌdliːə, bʌdˈliːə|
Also buddlea, buddleja.
[mod.L. (Linnæus Hortus Cliffortianus (1737) 35), f. the name of Adam Buddle (died 1715), botanist: see -ia1.]
Any plant of the genus of shrubs and trees of this name of the family Loganiaceæ, natives of America, Asia, and South Africa; esp. the large deciduous shrub B. davidii, with mauve flowers in panicles.
1791Curtis's Bot. Mag. 174 Round-headed Buddlea. 1864Grindon Brit. & Garden Bot. 415 In genial situations the Buddlea will often attain the height of 12–15 feet. 1885Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 673/2 The Buddleia..flourishes at a height of 12,000 feet round the shores of Lake Titicaca [Peru]. 1924Blackw. Mag. Apr. 446/1 Red admirals in August sunning themselves on the buddleia. 1927Times (Weekly ed.) 22 Sept. 327/3 Purple buddleia. 1964F. A. Bush Trees & Shrubs viii. 109 Buddleias flourish in a deep well-drained soil in sunny but sheltered situations. |
