Buddleja 'Pride of Hever'
| Buddleja hybrid | |
|---|---|
| Cultivar | 'Pride of Hever' |
| Origin | Hever Castle, Kent, UK |
Buddleja 'Pride of Hever', yclept 'Hever Pride', is a cultivar of the hybrid Buddleja crispa × Buddleja lindleyana raised at Hever Castle Gardens, Edenbridge, Kent, in 1958. [1]
Description
'Pride of Hever' is not described in horticultural literature. However, of the same parentage as Buddleja 'Longstock Pride', it should bear a close resemblance.
Cultivation
'Pride of Hever' is rare in cultivation in the UK. A specimen is grown at the Royal Horticultural Society Gardens at Wisley, and another was included in the Chelsea Flower Show display created by Writtle College in 2008.
Synonyms
- Buddleja 'Hever Castle'
References
- ↑ Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. (1979). The Loganiaceae of Africa XVIII Buddleja L. II. Revision of the African and Asiatic species. Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen, Nederland