10 Buddleja glomerata - Karoo Sagewood Seeds - Indigenous South African Endemic Shrub Tree

Buddleja glomerata Seeds

Karoo Sagewood

Buddleja is a genus comprising over 140 species of flowering plants from Asia, Africa and the Americas. The generic name bestowed by Linnaeus posthumously honoured the Reverend Adam Buddle (16621715), an English botanist and rector, at the suggestion of Dr. William Houstoun. The genus Buddleja is now included in the Scrophulariaceae family. Of the approximately 140 species, nearly all are shrubs less than 5 m tall, but a few qualify as trees, the largest reaching 30 m. Both evergreen and deciduous species occur, in tropical and temperate regions respectively. The colour of the flowers varies widely, from mostly pastel pinks and blues in Asia, to vibrant yellows and reds in the New World, while many cultivars have deeper tones. The flowers are generally rich in nectar and often strongly honey-scented.

Buddleja glomerata, commonly known as The Karoo Sagewood, sneezebush and niesbos, is an attractive foliage plant with silvery, scalloped leaves and heads of yellow flowers during spring and summer. This South African endemic plant forms a small tree up to 4 m in height and 3 m wide or grows into a bushy, upright and straggling shrub. Buddleja glomerata is fast growing with several stems that develop at the base of the plant and are covered in light brown, stringy bark. Young branches are flat, angled, light green in colour and are covered with whitish hairs whereas older branches are light brown. The young leaves are silvery green and fade to a bluish green when older.