Rostrinucula dependens
(Weeping Buddleja)
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - China
Year of Introduction - 1985
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - 1.8m
Width - 1.8m
Location - The Cool Garden
Description: A medium-sized, Deciduous Shrub with a bushy, cascading habit. Mid-green leaves are oblong to narrowly Elliptic in shape with white felt on the undersides. Small, mauve-pink, tubular flowers have recurved petals and long, prominent stamens. The Blooms have silvery Bracts at the base. The flowers are held in pendulous spikes that can reach 20cm in length and are produced from early spring into mid-autumn.
Flower:
Small, mauve-pink, tubular flowers with recurved petals have long, prominent purple stamens. The blooms have silvery bracts at their base. The flowers are held in pendulous spikes that can reach 20cm in length and are produced in September and October.
Flower colour: Mauve-pink
Flower shape: Tubular flowers in pendent spikes
Flowering time: September, October
Foliage:
Mid-green leaves are oblong to narrowly Elliptic in shape. The undersides of the leaves and young shoots are covered in white felt. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on upright, arching stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oblong to elliptic
Propagation:
Cuttings, seed, and removal of suckers.
Cultivation:
Best in a sheltered position in full sun in reasonably fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.