Buddleja loricata - Mountain Sagewood, Bergsaliehout (50 Seeds)

Buddleja loricata

Common Name: Mountain Sagewood, Butterfly Bush, (Afr) Bergsaliehout
Synonyms:
Plant Family: Buddlejaceae

Plant Type: shrub, deciduous, scented or aromatic

Growth habit: bushy
Growth Rate: medium, mature size: 2.5m. high x 2m. wide

 

Colour: leaf- grey-green, flower- cream, fruit- grey, stem- buff

Season of interest: Spring
Position: full sun
Soil: dry, moist, sandy, pH preference - Any, pH tolerance - Any
Hardiness: minimum -8°C, USDA zone 8 to 11
Origin: Africa, South

Description:
Bushy shrub of tidy, rounded habit with opposite, wrinkled, slender grey-green leaves, silvery white on the undersides. Panicles of small, sweetly scented, creamy white or pale yellow flowers, sometimes with orange centres, in late spring. Woolly greyish seed capsules follow.

Cultivation:
Well drained soil in full sun. Needs a mild location with shelter from severe frost.

Propagation:
From seed sown in spring or semi-ripe cuttings.

Design and Other Uses:

Other Notes:
Native to hilly areas of South Africa. pronounced: BUD-lee-uh lor-ih-KAH-ta