Description
Buddleja stachyoides | Argentine Butterfly Bush
Argentine Butterfly Bush is a perennial flowering shrub and one of the most widespread members of the Buddleja genus in South America where it’s endemic to woodland edges, roadsides and riversides in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It was first introduced to Europe as Buddleja australis in 1822, when the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh grew it from seed received from a Russian source. The plant was then described and renamed Buddleja stachyoides.
This rare 4-6′ tall plant is drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and adored by hummingbirds. The 1+ ft long terminal spikes of bright orange flowers open from the bottom to top, sometimes nearly year-round in mild climates (zones 9+). Here in zone 8 it will continue to produce flowers into November and December if there are no hard freezes. It will die back at 25 degrees F, and is root hardy to at least 18 degrees F. Great for sun rooms since it can flower all winter.
This is one of the parents of the modern Buddleja hybrid, ‘Orange Sceptre’. The resemblance is apparent.
We are one of the only seed shops in the world to offer this plant.
Type: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Mature height: 4-6 ft
Mature width: 4-6 ft
Hardiness zones: 9-11
We ship plants orders out on Mondays and Tuesdays only.
UNROOTED CUTTINGS:
- Price is for five cuttings (5)
- Each cutting is 4-9 inches long. May be single top or multi-top.
- Guaranteed to be green, healthy, and alive. Plus pest and pathogen free.
- Guaranteed to be true-to-name.
- Packages are shipped out on Mondays and Tuesdays ONLY.
- If it’s believed the plants are not alive and healthy when you receive them you must let us know any concerns you have within 24 hours of arrival. If we do not hear any concerns within 24 hours it will be assumed that everything arrived in good standing. We cannot be held responsible for mishaps, errors, mistakes, or bad luck after this time frame.
ROOTING INSTRUCTIONS:
How to prepare cuttings to root via rooting cubes inside a humidity dome.
- Upon arrival, give cuttings a new fresh cut on the bottom of the stem. Then set in a cup of water for a minimum of 15 minutes.
- After soaking, gently cut or scrape small marks into the bottom portion of the plant stem (½ inch) with scissors or a razor blade.
- Dip the scarred end of the stem into rooting gel or rooting powder (gel is superior). This can be done without rooting gel, but results are not as good.
- Insert the plant stem into a rooting cube (Oasis cubes, grow plugs, soil-cubes, rock-wool cubes, etc) and place into a nursery tray with a humidity dome over the top. One cutting per cube. Custom individual humidity domes can be made using plastic cups and/or plastic cling wrap.
- After the first 3-5 days, the humidity dome should be opened up or set ajar to slowly allow more air in as the plants start to root. At this point, the cubes should be allowed to become mostly dry before adding any more water.
- Once 2-3 roots grow out of the bottom of the root-cube, the plant can be transplanted into soil.
- More detailed rooting instructions will accompany your order.
