Buddleja 'Boy Blue'
| Buddleja hybrid | |
|---|---|
| Cultivar | 'Boy Blue' |
| Origin | Peter Moore, Longstock Park Nursery, UK. |
Buddleja 'Boy Blue' is a hybrid cultivar raised circa 2000 by Peter Moore, Chief Propagator at the Longstock Park Nursery in Hampshire, England. The cultivar is the result of a crossing of B. × weyeriana and B. davidii.
Description
'Boy Blue' grows to a height of about 3 m, and is distinguished by its weyeriana - shape panicles comprising globose heads of pale blue flowers with orange eyes; the mid-green leaves are large. [1]
Cultivation
'Boy Blue' is not known to be in cultivation beyond the UK. A specimen is grown as part of the NCCPG national collection at the Longstock Park Nursery near Stockbridge. [1]
Synonymy
- Buddleja 'Blue Boy' (original name before registration).
- Buddleja × weyeriana 'Boy Blue'
References
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