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tsetangensis

Buddleja tsetangensis is very rare in cultivation. The pale flowers are borne in spring. The species is not fully hardy and best grown in a pot and provided with winter protection.

 

 History

B. tsetangensis was found and collected in 1924 by Frank Kingdon-Ward from Tibet in the Eastern Himalayas. The hybrid was named by the English botanist Cecil Victor Boley Marquand.

The hybrid occurs naturally at elevations of 3000-3600m as a bushy tree up to 5m tall on cliffs, gravel beds and rocky places.

 

 

 

 

  • Flower Colour: Pale lilac with orange throats
  • Habit: Shrub
  • Eventual height: 200cm (7ft)
  • Hardiness: Root hardy
  • Leaf colour: Pale green with grey hairs
  • Flowering: Spring
  • Fragrance:
  • Situation: Grow in a pot
  • Wildlife:

Project Details

FAMILY

Scrophulariaceae

Place of Origin

Tibet, China

Plant Heritage

Accession Number B182

All details of our collection are held on the main Plant Heritage database including plant name, accession number, date of accession and plant source.

 

  • Genus Buddleja
  • Species tsetangensis
  • Category Semi tender Species Shrub
  • Colours and sizes are approximate and are intended as a guideline, cultivation notes should be followed

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