Buddleja 'Ellen's Blue'

Buddleja hybrid

'Ellen's Blue', Longstock Park, UK
Cultivar 'Ellen's Blue'
Origin Oswego, New York

Buddleja 'Ellen's Blue' is an American cultivar, raised from a chance seedling of 'Lochinch' in the garden of Ellen Hornig at Oswego, New York. [1] Following the Royal Horticultural Society's Buddleja Euro-trials at Wisley, 'Ellen's Blue' was recommended for an Award of Garden Merit in 2010. [2]

Description

'Ellen's Blue' typically grows to a height of only 1.5 m, but is covered with terminal panicles 20–25 cm long comprising blue-violet flowers. The leaves are of a comparatively small size. [3]

Cultivation

'Ellen's Blue' is in commerce in the USA and the UK. A specimen was donated to Longstock Park, the NCCPG national buddleja collection holder, by the Bernheim Arboretum.[3] Hardiness: USDA zones 6–9. [1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stuart, D. D. (2006). Buddlejas. RHS Plant Collector Guide. Timber Press, Oregon. ISBN 978-0-88192-688-0
  2. ↑ Royal Horticultural Society (2010).Trials Report 2008-2010 Buddleja davidii and its close hybrids. Trials Office, The Royal Horticultural Society Garden, Wisley.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Moore, P. (2011). List of Buddleja davidii cultivars held at Longstock Park Nursery, 2011. Longstock Park, UK.