Species
Leucosceptrum canum
Common Name(s)
Hairy white-wand
Authority
Leucosceptrum canum Sm.
Family
Lamiaceae
Brief Description
Shrub with usually multiple erect stems; mature leaves dull green, glabrous above, woolly-white below; obscurely crenate margins. Corolla cream-white; flowers noted for containing brown nectar, attractive to birds, insects.
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs
Synonyms
Clerodendrum leucosceptrum D.Don
Teucrium leucosceptrum(D.Don) Voigt
Similar Taxa
The stems and leaves are rather similar to those of some Buddleja species, such as B. davidii.
Flower Colours
Cream,White
Year Naturalised
2018
Origin
Native to south-western China (Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan),the eastern Himalayas (Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Nagaland, Bangladesh), and northern Indochina (Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam) [Wikipedia]
Reason for Introduction
ornamental
This page last updated on 28 Oct 2018