Buddleja globosa
(Orange Ball Tree)
Family - Scrophulariaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Chile, Peru, Argentina
Year of Introduction - 1774
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 3m
Width - up to 3m
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: A medium-sized Deciduous Shrub with an upright, bushy habit. Long, grey-green to dark green leaves are lanceolate to Elliptic in shape with pointed tips. Small, tangerine-orange flowers are bowl-shaped and tightly held in round flowerheads. The globose flowerheads are held in opposite pairs in branching panicles. The fragrant flowers are produced in early summer and attractive to pollinating insects.
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Additional common names - Chilean Orange Ball Tree, Orange Butterfly Bush
Flower:
Many small tangerine-orange flowers are fragrant and bowl-shaped. The blooms are held in tight, globose heads. The flowerheads are held in opposite pairs in branching panicles on silver stems. The blooms are produced on the previous season's growth in June.
Flower colour: Orange
Flower shape: Bowl-shaped flowers in globose flowerheads
Flowering time: June
Foliage:
Grey-green to dark green leaves are Elliptic to lanceolate in shape with pointed tips. Each leaf can reach to 20cm in length and has a corrugated texture. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on upright, silver branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate to elliptic
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.