Buddleja salviifolia aka Wild Sagewood

Buddleja salviifolia, commonly known as sage bush or sag, is an endemic plant found in southern and eastern Africa. It thrives in rocky hillsides, along forest margins, and watercourses. This semi-evergreen shrub has an arching habit and can reach up to 3 meters in height. Its leaves are sage-like, finely wrinkled, lance-shaped, and have a grey-green color. During spring or early summer, narrow panicles of small, fragrant pale mauve flowers with orange throats bloom. The species was first described and named by Lamarck in 1792. Sageleaf Butterfly Bush, as it is also called, is a large multi-stemmed shrub or small tree that is valued for its foliage and semi-weeping growth pattern. Pruning should be done immediately after flowering since it blooms on the previous year's wood. In its natural habitat, it can be found in forest margins, rocky hillsides, and along stream banks. Propagation of this plant is easily achieved through softwood stem cuttings.