Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures ( Shrubs ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Woolly Butterfly Bush, Arafrán del Campo, Azafrancillo, Topocan (Buddleja marrubiifolia), Buddlejaceae Family, Texas native, evergreen, blooms late spring through early fall through

Found in the Chihuahuan desert of Texas (southern Big Bend) and northern Mexico ...
This much branching can suffer freeze damage (hardy to 15 degrees F.), but will come back from the roots.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/54351/index.html

The wooly butterfly bush's velvety, ash-gray foliage sets sets off the mostly orange marble-sized flowerheads from spring until fall. It attracts butterflies especially in the spring. You can see why the Texas native has "woolly" as part of its name. Shown in April in San Antonio.

This message was edited Jul 29, 2005 5:27 AM