Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Pots/Garden (overwinter indoors)
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Rostrinucula sinensis
Family: Lamiaceae
Tender Shrub to 7′. China. Collected by the Sino British Expedition to Guizho Province. This curious Buddleja relative has grown well for us in pots. Lovely, soft-green, pointed foliage and large terminal, arching spikes formed of chalky-white, tomentose bracts and buds. The flower spike opens gradually to reveal fragrant, purple-lavender flowers with many extruding white stamens. Summer. Well-drained soil. Sun. 4 & 7 for 4 weeks, then T3
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