Buddleja sterniana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Buddleja |
| Species: | B. sterniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Buddleja sterniana | |
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Buddleja sterniana was a species sunk as Buddleja crispa by Leeuwenberg in 1979,[1] and treated as such in the subsequent Flora of China.[2] However, the plant remains widely known by its former epithet in horticulture.
The shrub's origin is uncertain but, as it was originally collected by
UK by Reginald Cory in 1922.[3]
Description
Buddleja sterniana is a
UK. The leaves are much smaller than those of the type; the undersides are typically covered with a white tomentum.[3]
Cultivation
The shrub was originally grown at the
Softwood cuttings can easily be struck in June. The shrub now features in theNCCPG National Collection held by the Longstock Park Nursery, near Stockbridge, in Hampshire, England. All the specimens in commerce probably derive from Forrest seed collections.[5] Hardiness: USDA zones 8–9.[6]
References
- ^ Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. (1979) The Loganiaceae of Africa XVIII Buddleja L. II, Revision of the African & Asiatic species. H. Veenman & Zonen, Wageningen, Nederland.
- ^ a b c Cotton, A. D. (1947). The spring-flowering buddleias (sic). R H S Journal, Vol 72 1947 pp 428-430.
- ^ Stern, F. C. (1960). A chalk garden. Faber & Faber, London, 1974 (2nd ed.).
- ^ Bean, W. J. (1914). Trees and shrubs hardy in the British Isles. Eighth edition, revised by D. L. Clarke, 1989. Vol. 1, A-C. Murray, London.
- ISBN 978-0-88192-688-0
Literature
- Bean, W. J. (1970). Trees & Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, 8th ed., Vol. 1.. (2nd impression 1976) London
- Hillier & Sons. Hillier's Manual of Trees & Shrubs, 5th ed.. (1990). David & Charles, Newton Abbot.
- Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. (1979) The Loganiaceae of Africa XVIII Buddleja L. II, Revision of the African & Asiatic species. H. Veenman & Zonen B. V., Wageningen, Netherlands.
- Stuart, D. (2006). Buddlejas. Timber Press, Oregon, USA. ISBN 978-0-88192-688-0