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Buddleja 'Longstock'

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Cultivar
  
'Longstock'

Origin
  
Peter Moore, Longstock Park Nursery, UK.

Similar
  
Buddleja davidii 'Harlequin', Buddleja × weyeriana 'Sungold', Buddleja lindleyana, Buddleja davidii 'Empire B, Buddleja davidii 'Black Kni

Buddleja 'Longstock' is a sterile hybrid cultivar raised in 1998 by Peter Moore, Chief Propagator at the Longstock Park Nursery in Hampshire, England. The cultivar is the result of a crossing of Buddleja crispa var. agathosma and Buddleja alternifolia.

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Description

'Longstock' grows to a height of 3 m, and is distinguished by its lilac-purple flowers; the foliage is mid-green.

Cultivation

'Longstock' 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.

References

Buddleja 'Longstock' Wikipedia