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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Buddlejaceae |
| Origin: South Africa (Africa) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: White |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Fall |
| Height: 4-6 feet |
| Width: 2-4 feet |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): High Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: <15° F |
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Gomphostigma virgatum (Otterbossie) - An evergreen fast-growing shrub from South Africa with delicate narrow silver-gray foliage and a vase-shaped habit to 5-6 feet tall. The spikes of delicately-fragrant cream flowers appear from late spring through fall. Provide well-draining soil and regular irrigation in full sun. It is hardy to at least 0 degrees F. and reportedly will re-sprout from the base when the top is nipped by a hard frost. It does well near the edge of a pond, as a container plant or anywhere in the garden that receives regular watering. It is in the Buddleja Family: Buddlejaceae or Loganiaceae. It is listed in Southern Natal and the Highveld as growing along steams and between boulders beside fast flowing streams. This listing is for information only as this plant is no longer in production.
Information displayed on this page about Gomphostigma virgatum is based on the research conducted about it in our library and from reliable online resources. We also note those observations we have made of this plant as it grows in the nursery's garden and in other gardens, as well how crops have performed in our nursery field. We will incorporate comments we receive from others, and welcome to hear from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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