Description
Buddleja globosa | Orange-ball Butterfly Bush
Orange-ball Butterfly Bush is also commonly known as Orange Ball Tree, Chilean Orange Ball Tree, Orange Butterfly Bush, and Matico, is a deciduous or semi-evergreen open-formed shrub or small tree native to the Andes of Chile, Peru, and Argentina, and can grow quickly to a mature height of 10- 15 ft and a width of 8-12 ft. It bears alternate, simple leaves, which are lanceolate in shape and up to 7 inches long. The leaves display a rugose texture on their upper sides and are fuzzy on the lower surfaces. As it’s common name suggests, Orange Ball Butterfly Bush is known for it’s striking orange, ball-like flower clusters that appear in June. Each sphere is composed of tiny, tubular, fragrant flowers that attract abundant bumble bees and other pollinators.
Orange Ball Buddleja flowers on previous season’s wood, so prune after flowering. If you prune too late you will cut off next years flowering tips.
Grows best in full sun in well-drained soil. Plants do not like overly wet soil in the winter.
Buddleja globosa is one of the parents that created the highly popular and unique Weyeriana Butterfly Bush types called ‘Golden Glow’ & ‘Moonlight’.
Type: Perennial
Sun exposure: Full sun
Mature height: 15 ft
Mature width: 10 ft
Hardiness zones: 6-10
UNROOTED CUTTINGS:
- Price is for three cuttings (3)
- 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.
- Please only order unrooted cuttings if you are comfortable and familiar with rooting plants
- Plant orders 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.
