Scrophulariaceae FAMILY

Buddleja officinalis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Buddleja officinalis is an evergreen shrub, becoming deciduous towards the limits of its hardiness; it can grow from 1 -4 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for use as a medicine and source of an essential oil. It is grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its winter flowering.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China, Myanmar, Vietnam

HabitatRiver valleys of Szechwan in dry rocky areas; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 178 Title Chinese Materia Medica. Publication Author Stuart. Rev. G. A. Publisher Taipei. Southern Materials Centre Year 1911 ISBN - Description A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating. ]. Cliffs, scrub and waste places at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 260 Title Conservatory and Indoor Plants Volumes 1 & 2 Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books, London. Year 1998 ISBN 0-330-37376-5 Description Excellent photos of over 1,100 species and cultivars with habits and cultivation details plus a few plant uses. Many species are too tender for outdoors in Britain though there are many that can be grown outside. ]. Forest edges in mountains, thickets on riverbanks; at elevations from 200 - 2,800 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].