Common species of Buddaria

Introduction of Buddaria

Name: Buddaria

Other names: Fish flower, itchy see eliminate, fish tail grass, etc.

Family: Loganaceae, Buddaria

Distribution area: Southwest China and Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, etc.

Common species of Buddaria

Buddaria macrophylla

Large-leafed Buddaria is also known as crimson-flowered Buddaria, Muping Buddaria, Xingshan Buddaria, etc. It is a plant of the genus Buddaria in the Scrophulariaceae family. Its leaves are opposite, narrowly ovate, narrowly elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, rarely broadly ovate, with serrated edges, and dark green in color. Its corolla is lavender, then gradually turns yellow to yellow-white. The fruit is narrowly ovate or oval, light brown in color and hairless. The flowering period is from May to October, and the fruiting period is from September to December. Large-leaf Buddaria grows wild in most cities in central and southern Europe and is found throughout wilderness, where it has ornamental value.

Buddaria alternifolia

Alternifolia is also known as white chess grass, small-leaved buddleja, and Bletilla striata. Its leaves are relatively small, oval or obovate. Its corolla is purple-blue, and the flowers are fragrant, fresh and charming. The fruit is oval in shape, contains multiple seeds, is long and narrow, and is gray-brown in color. The flowering period is from May to July, and the fruiting period is from July to October. The origin of Buddaria alternifolia is China, and it is widely distributed in various provinces in the Hangjiang River Basin.

The above are the common varieties of Buddaria.