Orange Ball Tree

Orange Ball Tree (Buddleia) - B. globosa is a favourite shrub from Chili, often seen in the southern coast gardens, where it is hardier, and in Ireland; the flowers, balls of bright yellow, are showy in early summer. It is of rapid growth, and if badly cut down during a severe winter generally grows again in the following summer. B. Colvillei is a tender Himalayan kind, with bunches of pale rose-colored flowers. It is a shrub for mild districts only. Other species less satisfactory for open-air culture are B. crispa, B. Lindleyana. B. albiflora is from Central China, with flowers in long spikes. The name is a mistake, as the flowers are mauve. It is a handsome plant, and promises to be hardy and free. B. variabilis is a native of the mountains of China. It is a large shrub, 8 to 10 or more feet high, variable in foliage, and with flowers densely crowded in globose heads peduncled in the axils of the uppermost leaves, and which vary in color from pink to pale lilac, with an orange throat. Some forms of this, Veitchiana and Magnifica, are very free and beautiful. These B. variabilis forms are best pruned in March, or even later.

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