Hardiness zones
Sunset 12, 13
USDA 8-11
Landscape Use: An accent or background plant. This is a gray accent shrub that contrasts well against other shrubs with deep green foliage. All Buddleia are used as garden plants to attract butterflies.
Form & Character: Somewhat woody perennial, informal to rank
Growth Habit: Moderately fast, ranging and arching to 5 feet with equal to greater spread.
Foliage/Texture: Small to 1", opposite, grayish green tomentose elliptical-shaped leaves with crenate margins, medium fine texture
Flowers & Fruits: Auxiliary clusters of orange tubular flowers, fruit inconspicuous
Seasonal Color: Flowers in spring and early summer
Temperature: Tolerant to 15oF
Light: Mandatory full sun
Soil: Tolerant
Watering: Infrequent, especially during summer
Pruning: Only occasionally lightly head back to rejuvenate growth rate, prune in fall
Propagation: Cutting
Disease and pests: None
Additional comments: Somewhat uncommon, yet a great shrub for Phoenix landscapes with a xeric or desert theme. People who like formal landscapes will be frustrated by this plant because of it's informal habit of growth. But those with informal tastes will enjoy it's free-spirited presence in the landscape. Buddleia is a large genus of over 100 species worldwide.