Buddleja salviifolia Nuccio's Nurseries From midsummer into fall the

From midsummer into fall the mound erupts in clusters of narrow

Verbenaceae

dark green fronds

The name honors William Aurelius Harland

a top-dressing of leaf mold

Buddleja salviifolia Nuccio's Nurseries From midsummer into fall theBuddleja salviifolia, the sage leaf butterfly bush, is a medium to large evergreen shrub from the sun soaked hillsides of South Africa, and despite the exotic origin the plant has proven remarkably hardy in southeastern gardens, coming through winters at the University of Georgia's Athens trials with quiet resilience. In late spring and early summer the shrub carries airy clusters of pale lavender flowers, soft in tone and lightly fragrant. But the