The Royal Horticultural Society has given this cultivar its coveted Award of Garden Merit. "Some Buddleja fallowiana in its ancestry. Ver...Read Morey distinct, good tapering panicles with a broad base. Compact habit. Lovely greyish foliage. Inflorescence length 31cm. Height and spread 160x210cm." http://apps.rhs.org.uk/planttrials/TrialReports/Buddleja 201...
Like all B. davdii cultivars, this requires weekly deadheading for it to look and bloom its best.
Buddleias are fairly short-lived shrubs, 5-10 years is common.
In some places, B. davidii can be an invasive weed: England, France, New Zealand, and the states of Oregon and Washington. It has naturalized in eastern N. America but is not considered invasive there. Recent cultivars are usually selected for dramatically reduced fertility.
This species provides food for a short list of butterfly caterpillars, but none of them are native to the continental US. [HYPERLINK@en.wikipedia.org]
The Royal Horticultural Society has given this cultivar its coveted Award of Garden Merit. "Some Buddleja fallowiana in its ancestry. Ver...Read More