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Above is a close up of a flower head of Winter Flowering Lilac. |
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Above is the same Winter Flowering Lilac flower head positioned on its stem. |
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The Winter Flowering Lilac, Buddleia asiatica, is not the most attractive of the Butterfly Bushes. It can reach 12 feet or more and has widely spaced leaves that often curl or hang down. It blooms in late winter and early spring and often looks like it is all flowers with no leaves at all. When the flowers are finished the shrub tends to look dead. Thankfully, this is the time for pruning. Unlike, the more common Buddleia davidiis, B. asiatica blooms on year old wood. Soon new bright green leaves with felty white undersides will grow, but the shrub will remain without flowers the rest of the season. While the flowers of this Buddleia may not rival the appearance of more common Buddleias, the fragrance more than makes up for it. The B. davidiis do have a luscious honey aroma, but it doesn't waft through the air with the heavenly scent of Freesias like Buddleia asiatica. Native to Asia, this warm weather Butterfly Bush has naturalized itself, probably spread by wind, on moist lava beds in Hawaii. Amazingly, they grow and thrive, but don't get as tall as they would in an irrigated garden. |
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Winter Flowering Lilac makes a great addition to our Butterfly Herb Garden Six Pack and to our Zone 8 Fragrant Herb Garden Six Pack. |
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Cultural Information Height: 10-15 Feet Hardiness: Perennial Flower Color: White, Characteristics: Full Sun, Uses: Butterfly and Hummingbird Plant, Fragrant Ornamenta |
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