| Buddleja crispa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Buddleja |
| Species: | B. crispa
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| Binomial name | |
| Buddleja crispa | |
| Synonyms | |
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Buddleja crispa, the Himalayan butterfly bush,[1] is a deciduous shrub native to Afghanistan, Bhutan, North India, Nepal, Pakistan and China (Gansu, Sichuan, Tibetan Autonomous Region), where it grows on dry river beds, slopes with boulders, exposed cliffs, and in thickets, at elevations of 1400–4300 m.[2] Named by Bentham in 1835, B. crispa was introduced to cultivation in 1850,[3] and came to be considered one of the more attractive species within the genus; it ranked 8th out of 57 species and cultivars in a public poll organized by the Center for Applied Nursery Research (CANR) at the University of Georgia, US.[4] In the UK, B. crispa was accorded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Merit in 1961.[5] However, the species is not entirely cold-hardy, and thus its popularity is not as ubiquitous as it might otherwise be.
- ^ "Buddleja crispa". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Li, P. T. & Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. (1996). Loganiaceae, in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) Flora of China, Vol. 15. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, USA. ISBN 978-0915279371 online at www.efloras.org
- ^ Stuart, D. (2006). Buddlejas. RHS Plant Collector Guide. Timber Press, Oregon, US. ISBN 978-0-88192-688-0
- ^ Gillman, J., Dirr, M. A. & Braman, K. (1997). Evaluation and selection of superior Buddleja taxa for Georgia nurseries and gardens. Center for Applied Nursery Research, Dearing, Georgia, USA.
- ^ Hillier & Sons. (1990). Hillier's Manual of Trees & Shrubs, 5th ed.. p. 47. David & Charles, Newton Abbot.