Buddleja 'Asian Moon'
| Buddleja hybrid | |
|---|---|
| Cultivar | 'Asian Moon' |
| Origin | University of Arkansas, USA |
Buddleja 'Asian Moon' is a sterile hybrid cultivar raised in 2001 by researchers at the University of Arkansas by crossing the tetraploid davidii cultivar 'Moonshadow' (female parent) with the diploid B. asiatica Lour. to create a seed-sterile triploid.[1]
Description
'Asian Moon' is a rounded shrub, attaining a height of 2.2 m and spread of 2.7 m after five years. The lanceolate to elliptic leaves have serrate margins and are dark green in colour. The inflorescences appear in late May to early June, and comprise numerous panicles of pale purple flowers, followed by vestigial fruits devoid of seed. [1]
Cultivation
'Asian Moon' is now in commerce in the USA.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Renfro1, Scott E.; Brent M. Burkett, Bruce L. Dunn and Jon T. Lindstrom (October 2007). "‘Asian Moon’ Buddleja". HortScience 42 (6): 1486–1487. Retrieved 12 March 2012.