Buddleja saligna SEEDS

Buddleja saligna seeds grow into the false olive a large, evergreen shrub or small tree native to the subtropical biome of southern and eastern South Africa, extending into Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland (Eswatini). Described by Willd. (Carl Ludwig Willdenow). The epithet saligna means ‘willow-like’ (from Latin salix = willow), referring to the long, narrow willow-like leaves. Common name ‘false olive’ refers to the resemblance of the narrow grey-green leaves to those of the Mediterranean olive (Olea europaea). Bears masses of small, fragrant, creamy-white flowers in dense cylindrical spikes from spring through summer. Evergreen to 5 m or more. Used in traditional medicine; good timber tree. Family Scrophulariaceae.

Full sun to partial shade; adaptable to a wide range of well-drained soils; frost-tolerant once established; drought-tolerant. Good windbreak and screen tree.

• ‘Saligna’ = willow-like (narrow leaves resembling willow); Willd. (Willdenow); false olive; fragrant cream flowers
• Evergreen shrub/tree to 5 m; narrow grey-green leaves; medicine and timber uses; good windbreak
• S. & E. South Africa to Zimbabwe and Eswatini subtropical biome
• Genus Buddleja: ~100 species; Tropics and Subtropics; Family Scrophulariaceae; Order Lamiales
• Full sun/partial shade; wide range of soils; frost- and drought-tolerant; Family Scrophulariaceae

Buddleja saligna the false olive brings the fine grey-green willow-like foliage and sweet-scented cream flower spikes of the South African bushveld to the warm-temperate garden, combining ornamental beauty with practical value as a fast-growing, drought-tolerant windbreak and screen tree that is equally at home in Mediterranean-climate gardens worldwide.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.