Buddleja pulchella

Buddleja pulchella is endemic to the open mountain forest of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Tanzania at elevations of 1,200 – 2,000 m. The species was first named and described by N. E. Brown in 1894.^[1]

Buddleja pulchella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Scrophulariaceae
Genus:	Buddleja
Species:	B. pulchella
Binomial name
Buddleja pulchella N.E.Br.

Description

Buddleja pulchella is a sprawling shrub or tree less than 10 m tall and up to twice as wide. The leaves are opposite or sub-opposite with petioles 5–10 mm long. The sweetly scented flowers are white or pale cream with orange throats, and borne in lax terminal panicles.^[1]

Cultivation

The species was introduced to the UK from the Durban Botanic Garden in 1894, but is not known to remain in cultivation. Hardiness: USDA zones 8–9.^[1]