In colloquial use however, the term (see Boegoe) is applied to a wider set of fragrant shrubs or substitutes.
Raised by Peter Moore, Chief Propagator at the Longstock Park Nursery in Hampshire, England, the cultivar is the result of a crossing of Buddleja crispa var. agathosma and Buddleja alternifolia 'Argentea', released to commerce in 2010.