Orange Ball Tree Buddleja globosa
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- bud-LAY-yah glow-BOH-sah
- Description
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Orange Butterfly Bush is a woody perennial flowering plant in the figwort family that typically grows 10'-15' but has been known to grow taller under some conditions. It is native to South America where it grows in both dry and moist forests. In the landscape, it prefers to be planted in the full sun in loamy, moist, fertile, well-drained soil. It has an open gaunt habit but becomes dense as it ages. Its striking orange flowers appear on the previous season's growth and the nectar attracts butterflies. This plant is drought-tolerant and seldom damaged by deer. To maintain an attractive shape prune it after flowering.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Cally Orange'
- 'Cannington Gold'
- 'Lemon Ball'
Yellow flowers - 'Los Lagos'
- 'Cally Orange'
- 'Cally Orange', 'Cannington Gold', 'Lemon Ball', 'Los Lagos'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Cally Orange'
- 'Cannington Gold'
- 'Lemon Ball'
Yellow flowers - 'Los Lagos'
- 'Cally Orange'
- 'Cally Orange', 'Cannington Gold', 'Lemon Ball', 'Los Lagos'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Buddleja
- Species:
- globosa
- Family:
- Scrophulariaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Chile to S. Argentina
- Wildlife Value:
- Flowers attract butterflies and other pollinating insects.
- Play Value:
- Wildlife Food Source
- Dimensions:
- Height: 10 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 8 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Open
- Rounded
- Spreading
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Coarse
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Gold/Yellow
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Yellow tan capsules in spherical clusters.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Bright yellow to orange flowers in spherical clusters of 50 flowers at the tips of branches. Flowers have four sepals and four petals fused at the base. The diameter of the inflorescence is 2.5 cm. Flowers have a honey-like fragrance and appear in early summer.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Leathery
- Soft
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Lanceolate
- Leaf Margin:
- Crenate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Opposite simple, lanceolate to elliptical, with accuminate tipoo and create margin and a short petiole. Lustrous, dark green leaves that are 3-8 in. long, wrinkled, and have a light brown pubescence below.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Light Gray
- Surface/Attachment:
- Fissured
- Bark Description:
- Gray fissured bark
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Cross Section:
- Angular
- Stem Description:
- Subquadrangular
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Patio
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
