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Buddleja davidii var. nanhoensis
Also called Summer Lilac, Orange Eye, Orange Eye Butterfly Bush, Orange Eye Butterflybush, Buddleia, Chinese Sagewood, David's Buddleja
In Singapore: Purple Butterfly Bush, Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Buddleia, Orange-Eyed Butterfly Bush, 大叶醉鱼草 (Grown in Singapore)
A compact variety of butterfly bush from China, kept small (rarely over 1.5 m) and grown for its fragrant flower spikes that attract butterflies. Grow it in full sun with well-drained soil; it is now rare in cultivation, with 'Nanho' hybrids more commonly sold.
Buddleja davidii var. nanhoensis is endemic to Gansu, China, and introduced by Farrer in 1914. The taxonomy of the plant and the other five davidii varieties has been challenged in recent years. Leeuwenberg sank them all as synonyms, considering them to be within the natural variation of a species, a treatment adopted in the Flora of China published in 1996, and also upheld by both the Plants of the World Online database and the International Dendrology Society's Trees and Shrubs Online website.
Now very rare in cultivation, unlike its various 'Nanho' hybrid cultivars, the shrub is still grown in the UK at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens near Romsey.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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