Buddleja auriculata (Weeping
sage)
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Origin: South Africa
Location: South Glasshouse border
Accession: 2018
B. auriculata is an evergreen shrub to 3m, with lance-shaped, dark green leaves,
white beneath, and small orange-centred, white flowers in dense panicles in
autumn and winter. The flowers are strongly fragrant with a scent which has
been compared to Chanel No. 5. It is not hardy below -10 °C, so best
grown against a south-facing wall. In the UK, the shrub is often planted
as a source of nectar for late butterflies and bees.
Thanks to Maggie Gowland for photographs.
