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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 our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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