Description
Buddleja albiflora | Alibiflora Butterfly Bush
Buddleja albiflora is a deciduous shrub from the mountains of central China where it grows on steep slopes at altitudes of 3,000 – 6,000 ft. Can be found growing in open woodlands, forest edges and on stream banks. Mature plants can grow to a height of 12 ft in the wild, but often stay shorter in cultivation. The leaves are narrow, toothed and dark-green, and are covered underneath with a fine silvery-grey felt. Its scientific name is a misnomer (‘white flower’) because the sweetly fragrant flowers are a pale-lilac in color with pale-orange centers.
Buddleja albiflora is strinkingly similar in appearance to Buddleja davidii, but has rounded dark red stems as opposed to four-angled square green stems, and it flowers 3-4 weeks earlier than B davidii. Our seeds were sourced from their native region in China and were then grown out and harvested at 48 longitude in Zone 8.
Type: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Mature height: 8-12 ft
Mature width: 5-8 ft
Hardiness zones: 6-9
The rooted plant you will receive will be 6-16 inches tall and will be one of the plants in the photo, or a similar one.
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