Is Buddleia Edible. I was intending to plant them with the other edibles and herbs but now Im not sure. The Genus was posthumously named Buddleja after the Reverend Adam Buddle a Botanist.
So I too vote for Buddleja with the alternative spelling of buddleia as the. Another online database Plants for a Future lists only one Buddleia species as somewhat edible -- an Asian species known as bai bei feng Buddleia asiatica which is hardy in USDA zones 8 to 10. 25062019 Butterfly bush also called buddleia or buddleja is a relatively trouble free plant to have in the garden.
That being said there are a few buddleia diseases you ought to look out for if you want your plant to be as healthy as it can be.
It grows so easily that in some places its considered a weed and it is affected by very few diseases. But butterfly weed Asclepias spp is toxic to both. It became widespread as a weed in Britain after World War Two rushing like wild fire. Buddleia Butterfly Bush or Beast.