Buddleja
| Buddleja hybrid | |
|---|---|
| Cultivar | 'Podaras4' = Flutterby Grande Blueberry Cobbler |
| Origin | P. Podaras, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
Buddleja 'Podaras4', selling name Flutterby Grande Blueberry Cobbler, is a sterile hybrid cultivars raised by Peter Podaras whilst at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and patented in 2011. Flutterby Grande Blueberry Cobbler is the result of a complex crossing of B. × weyeriana 'Honeycomb' × B. marrubiifolia × (B. davidii × B. crispa).
Description
Flutterby Grande Blueberry Cobbler has an upright and outwardly spreading habit, growing to 1.8 × 1.8 m, with terminal panicles of light violet-blue flowers with yellow centres.
Cultivation
Flutterby Grande Blueberry Cobbler is not known (2013) to be in cultivation beyond the USA. The shrub is reputedly hardy to - 29° C..
References
Released in 2011, the cultivar has yet to appear in literature. The only reference (2012) is the US patent application given.