Origin Oswego, New York Rank Cultivar | Scientific name Buddleja 'Ellen's Blue' | |
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Similar Buddleja 'Lochinch', Buddleja davidii 'Fascination', Buddleja davidii 'Mongo, Buddleja davidii 'Dart's Pa, Buddleja 'Minpap' = Reve de | ||
Buddleja 'Ellen's Blue' is an American cultivar, raised from a chance seedling of 'Lochinch' in the garden of Ellen Hornig, Seneca Hill Perennials, Oswego, New York. Following the Royal Horticultural Society's Buddleja Euro-trials at Wisley, 'Ellen's Blue' was recommended for an Award of Garden Merit in 2010.
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Description
'Ellen's Blue' typically grows to a height of only 1.5 m, but is covered with terminal panicles 20–25 cm long comprising blue-violet flowers. The leaves are of a comparatively small size.
Cultivation
'Ellen's Blue' is in commerce in the USA and the UK. A specimen was donated to Longstock Park, the NCCPG national buddleja collection holder, by the Bernheim Arboretum. Hardiness: USDA zones 6–9.
References
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