Buddleia marrubifolia     
Woolly butterfly bush   
Loganiaceae Family     

flower on Buddleia marrubifolia

Form: rounded or irregular shrub
Seasonality: evergreen
Size: 5ft with equal spread
Leaves: elliptical, silvery to white, soft, to 2in long; attractively serrated
Flowers: dense round cluster of orange flowers in 'soccer ball' shape; most noticeable up close; bloom from March to August
Fruit: not significant
Stems/Trunks: not significant
Range/Origin: SW Texas, northern Mexico; elevation 1800-3800ft
Hardiness: to 15°F

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• single specimen
• mass plantings
• medians
• butterfly gardens

leaf form

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: full sun
• Water: drought tolerant; best quality with some supplemental
• Soil: adaptable, good drainage
• Propagation: vegetative cuttings, difficult, best results from earliest flush of new growth
• Maintenance: removal of spent blooms; best with regular selective pruning, tends to irregular shape

Buddleia marrubifolia

NOTES:

foliage grows more silvery when water deprived

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