Botanical name |
Buddleja auriculata (SA No 636.5) |
Other names |
Weeping sagewood, treursalie (Afrikaans) |
Family |
Loganiaceae, the wild elder family OR Buddlejaceae(?) |
Dimensions |
A bushy shrub, occasionaly a small tree, 3 to 4 m |
Description of stem |
Light brown and rough; stringy |
Description of leaves |
Simple ovate to lanceolate leaves that often droop, dark green above, greyish white and hairy below; finely furrowed on top, distinctive netveining; margins toothed; evergreen |
Description of flowers |
Variable colouring from lilac, cream to yellow; scented |
Description of seed/fruit |
Small brown capsule |
Description of roots |
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Variation |
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Propagation and cultivation |
Common garden plant; easy to grow, commonly done from wood cuttings |
Tolerances |
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Uses |
Favoured garden plant, valued for attracting butterflies and other insects, thus becoming a feeding area for insect eating birds |
Ecological rarity |
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Pests and diseases |
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Other |
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Location |
Bushy forest areas |
Distribution (SA provinces) |
Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape |
Country |
South Africa; Lesotho; Swaziland; Zimbabwe; Mozambique |