Buddleja × farquharii

Buddleja × farquharii
Origin Farquhar nursery, Dedham, USA

Buddleja × farquharii Farrington, ex. Rehder was an American hybrid raised by the R & J Farquhar Company, Dedham, Massachusetts circa 1916.[1] No record of the hybrid's parentage is known to survive.

Description

Buddleja × farquharii was a tender winter flowering (Jan. – Dec.) shrub intended for the greenhouse or conservatory, producing panicles of fragrant pale pink flowers.[1][2]

Cultivation

The shrub is not known to remain in cultivation; the Farquhar nursery closed circa 1930.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Farquhar, R & J, (1920). Farquhar's Garden Annual, 1920. R & J Farquhar Company, Boston, USA.
  2. ↑ Rehder, A. (1927). Manual of Cultivated Trees and Shrubs. p.768. 1927. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University