Aloysia virgata

[M Farooq]

Botanical Name	Aloysia virgata
Family	Verbenaceae
Genus
Specie
Local Name in Urdu	Not available, may be mistakenly sold as Buddelia by some nurseries
Common Name	Sweet almond verbena
Life Cycle	Evergreen
Cultivar Name	NA
Fragrant or Not	Extremely fragrant
Category(Bush/Vine/Tree)	Bush
Height	~ 10 feet if allowed to grow tall, can be trained as a medium sized bush
Spacing	Solitary plant
Flowering Months	Through out the year but full bloom is in summer
Flower Color	white
Growing Areas	Warm areas e.g. Karachi, Lahore
Frost Tender	Not available
Exposure	Full sun
Soil pH	No specific issue
Propagation	Air layering
Uses	Butterflies and bee attraction in the garden, Ornamentals
Other Details	Aloyisa, or sweet almond verbena is a must for any gardener who is fond of collecting fragrant plants. In the hot humid summers of Karachi hundreds of pedant sweetly fragrant flowers cover this bush. As a result honey bees find this plant very attractive - those who are sensitive to bees stings should avoid it because plenty of honey bees will visit it to make honey from its flowers. The flowers bloom in the morning and the fragrance is the peak during the day time. The plant is very easy to maintain. No specific pests except mealy bugs. Occasional pruning will help in inducing more branches. The plant was mistakenly sold to me as Buddelia by Shalimar nursery (and another member here), however it is not Buddelia at all. Image by Izhar and flower close-up is from http://www.natureloveyou.sg (with permission).

[mikhurram]

Highly recommend. A shrub for all seasons.

[Munir]

If I am not mixing up,Mikhurram had also earlier given some details & a better picture of this plant. If there, including them here would be useful.
BTW,this is on top of my wish list; hope I get it.

[suffi]

it is frost tender , it can servive in frost , i have these plants in my garden . and i m working in haripur KPK

[Farhan Ahmed]

You mean frost hardy, because if its tender it won't be able to survive frost.