The pink plant, known as Buddleia davidii or "butterfly bush" is ... says that it the popular bush can be more problematic than the notorious Japanese knotweed. He told the Sun: "Buddleia, in ...

With its pretty flowers and endearing name, it's no wonder many opt to grow butterfly bush. If you're among them, be aware of the common problems it encounters.

Buddleia, or Butterfly Bush, is a popular choice thanks to its ... to control or get rid of” and noted its parallels with Japanese knotweed. Under section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside ...

Often referred to as the butterfly bush, it's a magnet for pollinators ... as "difficult to control or eradicate" as the notorious Japanese knotweed. Japanese knotweed, a notorious invasive ...

This is because it can “spread by seed, with those seeds able to germinate in tricky places under pretty inhospitable conditions” – including on rooftops, which the notorious Japanese ...

The Tsushima Blue Quaker butterfly, an iconic symbol of Tsushima ... The "uraboshi" in its Japanese name means "back star" and refers to the black spots on the underside of its hind wings that ...

As with two other popular landscape plants that recently landed on the noxious-weeds list (Japanese barberry and flowering pear trees), the bans on burning bush and privets will be phased in.