Buddleja davidii 'Orpheus'
| Buddleja davidii | |
|---|---|
 'Orpheus', Longstock Park, UK | |
| Cultivar | 'Orpheus' |
| Origin | The Lavender Garden, Tetbury, England |
Buddleja davidii 'Orpheus' is a cultivar raised by The Lavender Garden, Tetbury, UK, and introduced to commerce in 2002. [1]
Description
'Orpheus' is an upright shrub, growing to a height of 2 m and distinguished by its 15–20 m long panicles of deep-blue flowers, with white eye and orange throat.
Cultivation
'Orpheus' is rare in cultivation, and not known beyond the UK. A specimen is grown as part of the NCCPG national buddleja collection held by the Longstock Park Nursery near Stockbridge, Hampshire. [2]