Buddleia alternifolia Fountain Butterflybush   Northwestern China 10 feet   The foliage is a gray-green color. Only one with alternate leaves Clusters of bright lilac-purple flowers Mid-May on previous season's branches. It is earliest of the buddleias to bloom.   Wide-spreading, arching branches give it the appearance of a large fountain.     Hardiest of the woody buddleias     Thrives in poor, well-drained gravelly soils

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