Butterfly Bush

Buddleja alternifolia 'Argentea' Scrophulariaceae

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Hillside Garden

Source of plant

Fairweather Gardens, White Flower Farm, Cornell Botanic Gardens

Description

An uncommon form having leaves covered with closely adpressed silky hairs giving them a silvery sheen.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

foliage characteristics