Actually mine is quite a deep purple:-( I'm not sad because of the colour -
it's good - but it lacks butterflies.

Regards, Aileen

"Malcolm" wrote in message
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^ In article , Aileen
^ Howard writes

^ We have a large Buddleia which is flowering profusely, and which
doesn't
^ appear to attract butterflies at all. Bees love it, but since it's
common
^ name is 'butterfly bush' - I am wondering why this is? Can anyone
tell me
^ please?
^
^ It's called the butterfly bush because butterflies love it! However,
^ there are many different kinds and some seem to have more nectar that
^ butterflies like than others. We've got two different ones and one is
^ much more popular with butterflies than the other, while bees use them
^ both.

I'd bet yours is the light mauvey version rather than the dark purple
version. We had one of each in our garden when I was a lad and I
always noticed that the dark purple version was much more popular.

Have you been spying on my garden??

We have one of each :-)

--
Malcolm