Cultivar 'Podaras14' = Flutterby Petite Fuchsia Origin P. Podaras, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA | ||
Buddleja 'Podaras14', selling name Flutterby Petite Fuchsia, is one of the series of sterile hybrid cultivars raised by Peter Podaras whilst at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and patented in December, 2011 (US PP22,367 P2). Flutterby Petite Fuchsia was derived from the hybrid Buddleja alternifolia × Buddleja davidii backcrossed with another, unnamed, selection of B. davidii.
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Description
Flutterby Petite Fuchsia makes a dwarf shrub with a compact, upright to outwardly-spreading habit, resembling an inverted triangle. Growing to a maximum height and width of 0.4 × 0.3 m, the shrub bears compound terminal and axillary panicles about 7 cm long by 4.5 cm wide, each comprising around 350 faintly fragrant violet flowers with white centers and orange throats. The flowers emerge in spring and persist until the first frosts of the fall. The opposite, elliptical leaves are about 7.0 cm long by 2.3 cm wide, slightly pubescent above and lanulose below.
Cultivation
Flutterby Petite Fuchsia is not known (2012) to be in cultivation beyond the USA. The shrub is reputedly hardy to - 29° C., USDA zone 5 - 10.