Buddleja. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it the prestigious Award of. Buddleja alternifolia different to the more familiar Buddleja davidii the branches are slender and arching bearing dense clusters of soft lilac-purple or pink fragrant flowers.
The best flowers appear when plant is severely pruned in late winter. Some species have local medicinal uses while others yield dyes. Flowers come in a variety of colours including purple blue pink and white.
Its leaves are dark green and conspicuously wrinkled and puckered above densely covered with whitish or brown hairs below.
Plant it in the full sun in well drained soil. These undemanding mainly deciduous shrubs deserve a place in every garden with their spectacular displays of blooms and honey scent. 10052020 Buddlejas buddleias bear attractive conical flowers on an arching bush of silvery foliage in mid- to late summer. Buddleja alternifolia Argentea Buddleja crispa Sweetly scented lilac flowers with a white eye from July to September.