Buddleja nivea

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Read about Buddleja nivea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Buddleia nivea, Duthie. Shrub, to 8 ft.: branchlets, the under side of the Lvs. and infl. densely covered with a pure white woolly tomentum: Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, 4-9 in. long, acuminate, coarsely serrate, glabrous above: fls. lilac or purple, small, in long terminal panicles; corolla with the tube tomentose outside, glabrous within except at the mouth. Aug., Sept. W. China. G.C. III. 38:275 — Very distinct on account of its white fluffy tomentum, but fis. less showy than in most other species, nearly embedded in the fluffy tomentum of the infl. Tender. Var. yunnanensis, Rehd. & Wilson (B. macrostaehya var. yunnanensis, Dop). Tomentum less fluffy yellowish: Lvs. pubescent above: fls. larger; panicles usually solitary. W. China. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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