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Buddleja 'Podaras15' = Flutterby Petite Snow White

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'Podaras15' = Flutterby Petite Snow White

Origin
  
P. Podaras, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Similar
  
Buddleja 'Miss Ruby', Buddleja davidii 'Tobudpip, Buddleja 'Morning Mist' = Sil, Buddleja 'Ellen's Blue', Buddleja davidii 'Monite

Buddleja 'Podaras15', selling name Flutterby Petite Snow White, is a sterile hybrid cultivars raised by Peter Podaras whilst at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and patented as 'Podaras#15' in 2011. Flutterby Petite Snow White was derived from the crossing (B. davidii × B. alternifolia) × B. davidii. [1]

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Description

Flutterby Petite Snow White makes a small shrub with a rounded, spreading habit, growing to a maximum of 0.75 × 0.75 m, with loose compound terminal and axillary panicles about 10.5 cm long by 3.5 cm wide, comprising around 60 scentless white flowers. The flowers emerge in spring and persist until the first frosts of the fall in California. The opposite, narrowly elliptical leaves are about 6 cm long by 1.6 cm wide, pubescent above and below. [2] [3]

Cultivation

Flutterby Petite Snow White was introduced to Europe in 2012 by Plantipp, Netherlands, as one of their Free Petite™ series. The shrub is reputedly hardy to - 29° C. [4]

References

Buddleja 'Podaras15' = Flutterby Petite Snow White Wikipedia