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Buddleja davidii
That HUGE butterfly is garden art in the children's area at the Atlanta Botanic Gardens. Buddleja davidii, also called summer lilac, butterfly-bush, or orange eye, is a shrub in the Buddlejaceae family. It is native of the Sichuan and Hubei provinces of central China, and of Japan[1]. It is widely used as an ornamental plant, and many named varieties are in cultivation. It is appreciated in butterfly gardens for its value as food for many species of butterflies. --wikipedia
Spotted on Jun 10, 2011
Submitted on Jun 17, 2011
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