Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
favoritas
English translation:
Bee brush / white brush / White bush
Added to glossary by
Carmen Lapadat
May 15, 2009 09:59
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
favoritas
Spanish to English
Science
Botany
plant/shrub
Apparently this is an "arbusto" which grows in patios in Cordova, Spain. It is mentioned alongside "damas de noche" (night jazmin) and jazmines. And that is all the context I have. All the hits in Google I have come across just use it as an adjective and I cannot pinpoint which plant this is. Any help greatfully appreciated.
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| 4 +2 | Bee brush / white brush / White bush |
Carmen Lapadat
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| 3 | sweet peas |
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Carmen Lapadat
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Bee brush / white brush / White bush
Aloysia lycioides
Bee brush or Common bee-brush or White brush or White bush
Incredibly sweet-smelling white flowers come and go during the warm season, attracting butterflies and other insects that come for the nectar.
A thornless, many branched, open and airy, upright evergreen shrub. Small narrow, oblong pointed leaves are dark green, crowded close to the stem. The whole plant is aromatic. Spike-like flower clusters are white and are much longer than the leaves. Bee brush is sweetly fragrant in bloom. The seed capsule splits into two sections when ripe, each containing a seed.
QuickFacts
Description
Growth Forms: Shrub.
Mature Height: 6 feet
Mature Width: 8 feet
Predominant Flower Color: White
Flowering Seasons: Spring (mid February - April), Summer Rainy Season (July - mid September), Fall (Octover - November)
Gardening
Planting Zone: Transition zone
Water Use: Low
Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Sun
Hardy to: 15° - 20° F
Planting Season: Fall (October - November)
Growth Rate: Fast
Availability: Desert plant nurseries; botanical garden nurseries.
In the Wild
Habitat: Rocky areas of washes. hills, woodlands, and bluffs.
Elevation: 1100 to 5000 ft.
Native Range: Western Texas to southern Arizona and Mexico; South America.
Landscape Use: Background Plant, Hedge, Butterfly Garden, Natural Area, Patio Area, Screen.
The white flowers of bee brush are very sweetly scented and since the shrub is not prickly, it should be placed where the fragrance can be enjoyed. Loose airy branches make an informal hedge or screen. The shrub makes an excellent background plant for accent plants (yucca, agave, aloe, cactus).
Planting Tips: Plant from one- or five-gallon containers at any time of the year. Bee brush can go right into native soil, although establishment is speeded up by digging the hole just slightly deeper than the container, but several times wider. Water immediately after planting.
Gardening Tips: Bee brush thrives best in full sun, although it tolerates partial shade. It requires more frequent watering in the sunnier position, but overall the plant is very drought-tolerant. Water weekly the first summer, then wean to every two weeks when the worst of the heat is over, reducing to a thorough monthly watering thereafter. Prune hard in spring to thicken plants, if desired, or allow bee brush to grow naturally. This sturdy native does not need fertilizing.
Problems: If bee brush grows in areas that get a lot of water, seedlings may need to be pulled. Sweet flowers are attractive to bees, so the plant is best kept away from pool and play areas. Flowers are poisonous to horses, mules, and burros, but foliage is quite safe.
Attracting WildlifeWildlife Attraction: Butterflies, Nectar food plant.
Wildlife Use: Fragrant flowers attract butterflies and other insects for nectar. Birds feed on small seeds.
NamesFamily: Verbenaceae (Verbena Family)
Scientific Name (Genus species): Aloysia lycioides
Pronounced ah-LOY-see-ah lie-see-OI-dees
Common Names: Bee brush, Common bee-brush, White brush, White bush
Spanish Names: Vara dulce, Jazminillo
Former Names: Aloysia gratissima (Gillies & Hooker) Benson, Lippia gratissima (Gillies & Hooker) Benson, Lippia lycioides Steud.
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Noni Gilbert Riley
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sweet peas
Hi Nikki,
I think they may be sweet peas, from what I have found so far, especially since jasmine is also mentioned:
http://www.foroswebgratis.com/mensaje-las_flores_mas_perfuma...
However, I'm still trying to confirm that this isn't just used as an adjective here.
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Note added at 42 mins (2009-05-15 10:41:45 GMT)
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Looks like you can forget the sweet peas! ;)
I think they may be sweet peas, from what I have found so far, especially since jasmine is also mentioned:
http://www.foroswebgratis.com/mensaje-las_flores_mas_perfuma...
However, I'm still trying to confirm that this isn't just used as an adjective here.
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Note added at 42 mins (2009-05-15 10:41:45 GMT)
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Looks like you can forget the sweet peas! ;)
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Carmen Lapadat
Romania
Romania
Romania
Native in: Romanian
Works in: Romanian to English, Italian to English, English to Romanian, and 2 more.
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4
Reference:
Aloysia gratissima
Syn. Aloysia lycioides, Lippia lycioides
Whitebush.
In Southern Spain, in Cordoba the plant is called LA FAVORITA, and we saw it in many gardens during the AGM in Carmona.
This semi green, 6 to 9 inches tall, irregularly upright to rounded much branched shrub is native to South Texas and New Mexico. The leaves are linear, oblong, elliptic or lanceolate . The flowers that come in the Spring are vanilla scented, racemed. It likes good drained soils. You can grow it on a sunny wall, in espalier, as the picture in the patio or cut it round. I love it, the way it smells in the patio, it is delightful. MM
Aloysia lycioides
Bee brush or Common bee-brush or White brush or White bush
Incredibly sweet-smelling white flowers come and go during the warm season, attracting butterflies and other insects that come for the nectar.
A thornless, many branched, open and airy, upright evergreen shrub. Small narrow, oblong pointed leaves are dark green, crowded close to the stem. The whole plant is aromatic. Spike-like flower clusters are white and are much longer than the leaves. Bee brush is sweetly fragrant in bloom. The seed capsule splits into two sections when ripe, each containing a seed.
QuickFacts
Description
Growth Forms: Shrub.
Mature Height: 6 feet
Mature Width: 8 feet
Predominant Flower Color: White
Flowering Seasons: Spring (mid February - April), Summer Rainy Season (July - mid September), Fall (Octover - November)
Gardening
Planting Zone: Transition zone
Water Use: Low
Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Sun
Hardy to: 15° - 20° F
Planting Season: Fall (October - November)
Growth Rate: Fast
Availability: Desert plant nurseries; botanical garden nurseries.
In the Wild
Habitat: Rocky areas of washes. hills, woodlands, and bluffs.
Elevation: 1100 to 5000 ft.
Native Range: Western Texas to southern Arizona and Mexico; South America.
Landscape Use: Background Plant, Hedge, Butterfly Garden, Natural Area, Patio Area, Screen.
The white flowers of bee brush are very sweetly scented and since the shrub is not prickly, it should be placed where the fragrance can be enjoyed. Loose airy branches make an informal hedge or screen. The shrub makes an excellent background plant for accent plants (yucca, agave, aloe, cactus).
Planting Tips: Plant from one- or five-gallon containers at any time of the year. Bee brush can go right into native soil, although establishment is speeded up by digging the hole just slightly deeper than the container, but several times wider. Water immediately after planting.
Gardening Tips: Bee brush thrives best in full sun, although it tolerates partial shade. It requires more frequent watering in the sunnier position, but overall the plant is very drought-tolerant. Water weekly the first summer, then wean to every two weeks when the worst of the heat is over, reducing to a thorough monthly watering thereafter. Prune hard in spring to thicken plants, if desired, or allow bee brush to grow naturally. This sturdy native does not need fertilizing.
Problems: If bee brush grows in areas that get a lot of water, seedlings may need to be pulled. Sweet flowers are attractive to bees, so the plant is best kept away from pool and play areas. Flowers are poisonous to horses, mules, and burros, but foliage is quite safe.
Aloysia lycioides
Bee brush or Common bee-brush or White brush or White bush
Incredibly sweet-smelling white flowers come and go during the warm season, attracting butterflies and other insects that come for the nectar.
A thornless, many branched, open and airy, upright evergreen shrub. Small narrow, oblong pointed leaves are dark green, crowded close to the stem. The whole plant is aromatic. Spike-like flower clusters are white and are much longer than the leaves. Bee brush is sweetly fragrant in bloom. The seed capsule splits into two sections when ripe, each containing a seed.
QuickFacts
Description
Growth Forms: Shrub.
Mature Height: 6 feet
Mature Width: 8 feet
Predominant Flower Color: White
Flowering Seasons: Spring (mid February - April), Summer Rainy Season (July - mid September), Fall (Octover - November)
Gardening
Planting Zone: Transition zone
Water Use: Low
Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Sun
Hardy to: 15° - 20° F
Planting Season: Fall (October - November)
Growth Rate: Fast
Availability: Desert plant nurseries; botanical garden nurseries.
In the Wild
Habitat: Rocky areas of washes. hills, woodlands, and bluffs.
Elevation: 1100 to 5000 ft.
Native Range: Western Texas to southern Arizona and Mexico; South America.
Landscape Use: Background Plant, Hedge, Butterfly Garden, Natural Area, Patio Area, Screen.
The white flowers of bee brush are very sweetly scented and since the shrub is not prickly, it should be placed where the fragrance can be enjoyed. Loose airy branches make an informal hedge or screen. The shrub makes an excellent background plant for accent plants (yucca, agave, aloe, cactus).
Planting Tips: Plant from one- or five-gallon containers at any time of the year. Bee brush can go right into native soil, although establishment is speeded up by digging the hole just slightly deeper than the container, but several times wider. Water immediately after planting.
Gardening Tips: Bee brush thrives best in full sun, although it tolerates partial shade. It requires more frequent watering in the sunnier position, but overall the plant is very drought-tolerant. Water weekly the first summer, then wean to every two weeks when the worst of the heat is over, reducing to a thorough monthly watering thereafter. Prune hard in spring to thicken plants, if desired, or allow bee brush to grow naturally. This sturdy native does not need fertilizing.
Problems: If bee brush grows in areas that get a lot of water, seedlings may need to be pulled. Sweet flowers are attractive to bees, so the plant is best kept away from pool and play areas. Flowers are poisonous to horses, mules, and burros, but foliage is quite safe.
Syn. Aloysia lycioides, Lippia lycioides
Whitebush.
In Southern Spain, in Cordoba the plant is called LA FAVORITA, and we saw it in many gardens during the AGM in Carmona.
This semi green, 6 to 9 inches tall, irregularly upright to rounded much branched shrub is native to South Texas and New Mexico. The leaves are linear, oblong, elliptic or lanceolate . The flowers that come in the Spring are vanilla scented, racemed. It likes good drained soils. You can grow it on a sunny wall, in espalier, as the picture in the patio or cut it round. I love it, the way it smells in the patio, it is delightful. MM
Aloysia lycioides
Bee brush or Common bee-brush or White brush or White bush
Incredibly sweet-smelling white flowers come and go during the warm season, attracting butterflies and other insects that come for the nectar.
A thornless, many branched, open and airy, upright evergreen shrub. Small narrow, oblong pointed leaves are dark green, crowded close to the stem. The whole plant is aromatic. Spike-like flower clusters are white and are much longer than the leaves. Bee brush is sweetly fragrant in bloom. The seed capsule splits into two sections when ripe, each containing a seed.
QuickFacts
Description
Growth Forms: Shrub.
Mature Height: 6 feet
Mature Width: 8 feet
Predominant Flower Color: White
Flowering Seasons: Spring (mid February - April), Summer Rainy Season (July - mid September), Fall (Octover - November)
Gardening
Planting Zone: Transition zone
Water Use: Low
Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Sun
Hardy to: 15° - 20° F
Planting Season: Fall (October - November)
Growth Rate: Fast
Availability: Desert plant nurseries; botanical garden nurseries.
In the Wild
Habitat: Rocky areas of washes. hills, woodlands, and bluffs.
Elevation: 1100 to 5000 ft.
Native Range: Western Texas to southern Arizona and Mexico; South America.
Landscape Use: Background Plant, Hedge, Butterfly Garden, Natural Area, Patio Area, Screen.
The white flowers of bee brush are very sweetly scented and since the shrub is not prickly, it should be placed where the fragrance can be enjoyed. Loose airy branches make an informal hedge or screen. The shrub makes an excellent background plant for accent plants (yucca, agave, aloe, cactus).
Planting Tips: Plant from one- or five-gallon containers at any time of the year. Bee brush can go right into native soil, although establishment is speeded up by digging the hole just slightly deeper than the container, but several times wider. Water immediately after planting.
Gardening Tips: Bee brush thrives best in full sun, although it tolerates partial shade. It requires more frequent watering in the sunnier position, but overall the plant is very drought-tolerant. Water weekly the first summer, then wean to every two weeks when the worst of the heat is over, reducing to a thorough monthly watering thereafter. Prune hard in spring to thicken plants, if desired, or allow bee brush to grow naturally. This sturdy native does not need fertilizing.
Problems: If bee brush grows in areas that get a lot of water, seedlings may need to be pulled. Sweet flowers are attractive to bees, so the plant is best kept away from pool and play areas. Flowers are poisonous to horses, mules, and burros, but foliage is quite safe.
Aloysia lycioides
Bee brush or Common bee-brush or White brush or White bush
Incredibly sweet-smelling white flowers come and go during the warm season, attracting butterflies and other insects that come for the nectar.
A thornless, many branched, open and airy, upright evergreen shrub. Small narrow, oblong pointed leaves are dark green, crowded close to the stem. The whole plant is aromatic. Spike-like flower clusters are white and are much longer than the leaves. Bee brush is sweetly fragrant in bloom. The seed capsule splits into two sections when ripe, each containing a seed.
QuickFacts
Description
Growth Forms: Shrub.
Mature Height: 6 feet
Mature Width: 8 feet
Predominant Flower Color: White
Flowering Seasons: Spring (mid February - April), Summer Rainy Season (July - mid September), Fall (Octover - November)
Gardening
Planting Zone: Transition zone
Water Use: Low
Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Sun
Hardy to: 15° - 20° F
Planting Season: Fall (October - November)
Growth Rate: Fast
Availability: Desert plant nurseries; botanical garden nurseries.
In the Wild
Habitat: Rocky areas of washes. hills, woodlands, and bluffs.
Elevation: 1100 to 5000 ft.
Native Range: Western Texas to southern Arizona and Mexico; South America.
Landscape Use: Background Plant, Hedge, Butterfly Garden, Natural Area, Patio Area, Screen.
The white flowers of bee brush are very sweetly scented and since the shrub is not prickly, it should be placed where the fragrance can be enjoyed. Loose airy branches make an informal hedge or screen. The shrub makes an excellent background plant for accent plants (yucca, agave, aloe, cactus).
Planting Tips: Plant from one- or five-gallon containers at any time of the year. Bee brush can go right into native soil, although establishment is speeded up by digging the hole just slightly deeper than the container, but several times wider. Water immediately after planting.
Gardening Tips: Bee brush thrives best in full sun, although it tolerates partial shade. It requires more frequent watering in the sunnier position, but overall the plant is very drought-tolerant. Water weekly the first summer, then wean to every two weeks when the worst of the heat is over, reducing to a thorough monthly watering thereafter. Prune hard in spring to thicken plants, if desired, or allow bee brush to grow naturally. This sturdy native does not need fertilizing.
Problems: If bee brush grows in areas that get a lot of water, seedlings may need to be pulled. Sweet flowers are attractive to bees, so the plant is best kept away from pool and play areas. Flowers are poisonous to horses, mules, and burros, but foliage is quite safe.
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Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
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Native in English
Spain
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Photograph of lippia lypioides
http://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/plants.html
(Carmen quotes from this, but the link hasn't come up)
(Carmen quotes from this, but the link hasn't come up)
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http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/67283/
Whitebrush (Common Beebush, Beebrush) Aloysia gratissima (Lippia lycioides, A. lycioides)
Bush shown is 6 feet tall. It has very long limbs being weighted down by loose flower clusters, 3" long. White with yellow centers, vanilla scent. Bush can grow into impassable thickets. Nector is good for honey. Cows & deer will eat leaves in drought, but they are poisonous to horses.
http://www.catnapin.com/WildWeeds/TreeShrub/TreeMiscShrub.ht...
http://cecosam.ayuncordoba.es/cementerio/vegetacion.htm
Unfortunately they give the latin name incorrectly as liMpia lycioides -fotrunately Carmen found the right one: liPpia lycioides
There's no doubt that this is a specific plant.
I'd put this in the reference section again, but mysteriously the option is not available to me now!