Buddleja 'Orange Scepter'
Buddleja 'Orange Scepter' is a highly unusual American hybrid cultivar raised by Dr Jon Lindstrom of the University of Arkansas from a crossing of two South American species, Buddleja stachyoides and Buddleja tubiflora. [1]
| Buddleja hybrid | |
|---|---|
| Cultivar | 'Orange Scepter' |
| Origin | University of Arkansas, USA |
Description
'Orange Scepter' grows to a height of 2.5 m, and bears 30 cm - long panicles of bright orange flowers resembling Leonotis, complemented by large, 28 cm - long Verbascum-like felted leaves. The shrub flowers almost continually throughout the year, but most prolifically from fall to spring. [1]
Cultivation
'Orange Scepter' is not known to be in cultivation beyond the USA. With its tropical origins, the shrub is not frost-hardy and best removed indoors in winter. USDA zones 7b–10. [1]
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