Buddleja pulchella
Buddleja pulchella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Buddlejaceae |
Genus: | Buddleja |
Species: | B. pulchella |
Binomial name | |
Buddleja pulchella N. E. Br. | |
Buddleja pulchella is endemic to the open mountain forest of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Tanzania at elevations of 1,200 – 2,000 m. The species was first named and described by Brown in 1894. [1]
Description
B. pulchella is a sprawling shrub or tree < 10 m tall and up to twice as wide. The leaves are opposite or sub-opposite with petioles 5 – 10 mm long. The sweetly scented flowers are white or pale cream with orange throats, and borne in lax terminal panicles. [1]
Cultivation
The species was introduced to the UK from the Durban Botanic Garden in 1894, but is not known to remain in cultivation. Hardiness: USDA zones 8–9. [1]
References
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