ON THIS PLANT
Buddleja auriculata is an evergreen shrub endemic to Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa, growing in montane fields and thickets at elevations of 600–2,000 m. First collected by W. J. Burchell in 1813, and named by Bentham, the date of its introduction to western cultivation is not known, however it was accorded the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit in 1923.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Buddleja
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Weeping sage en Eared buddleja en Weeping Sagewood
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