What is the scientific name of a bush with flowers that look like a butterfly?

We call it a butterfly bush.

What is the scientific name of a bush with flowers that look like a butterfly?
Well, since I dont have a picture of what the bush actually looks like, my guess would be Gaura.
Reply:Latin: Bauhinia variegata


also called Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree, Mountain Ebony. Common to all bauhinias are the twin leaves actually twin lobes.


Bauhinias grow in Hawaii, and mild-winter areas of California.The flowers are orchid-like.
Reply:Buddleia.
Reply:Gaura lindheimeri


Common Names: whirling butterflies, white gaura, butterfly gaura


http://www.floridata.com/ref/G/gaur_lin....





I would guess this is it.





By the way buddleia, called butterfly bush, is because it attracts butterflies, not because it looks like them.
Reply:Dude, there's actually such a bush? Weird...but cool.