Buddleja 'Autumn Delight'
| Buddleja hybrid | |
|---|---|
| Cultivar | 'Autumn Delight' |
| Origin | Peter Moore, Longstock Park Nursery, UK. |
Buddleja 'Autumn Delight' is a hybrid cultivar raised by Peter Moore, Chief Propagator at the Longstock Park Nursery in Hampshire, England. The cultivar is the result of a crossing of 'Autumn Beauty' with 'Sugar Plum'. [1]
Description
'Autumn Delight' is a late-flowering shrub growing to a height of 2.5 m if hard pruned in spring, and bears terminal panicles, 20–25 cm long, of purplish-pink flowers. The foliage is typical of B. davidii.
Cultivation
'Autumn Delight' is not (2013) in cultivation beyond the UK. A specimen is grown as part of the NCCPG national buddleja collection at the Longstock Park Nursery near Stockbridge.[1]