Buddleja alternifolia ‘Argentea’ is also identical to Buddleja alternifolia except for the leaves which are covered in a silky hairs giving the plant a silvery appearance. With its graceful weeping habit, it is best grown up onto a single stem and planted in a position to allow its natural arching habit to become a central feature.

 History

• Flower Colour: Lilac
• Habit: large spreading shrub good grown on a single stem (small tree)
• Eventual height: 2.5m see cultivation notes
• Hardiness: -20c
• Leaf colour: silvery-grey
• Flowering: late May -June Prune after flowering , remove all the flowering stems .
• Fragrance: sweetly scented
• Situation: sunny to light shade well drained
• Wildlife: early bees