Cultivar 'Margaret Pike' | Origin Hever Castle, UK | |
Buddleja × lewisiana 'Margaret Pike' is a cultivar of the hybrid Buddleja madagascariensis × Buddleja asiatica raised by A V Pike at Hever Castle, England, in 1951. The shrub was accorded the Award of Merit (AM) by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1953, followed by the First Class Certificate (FCC) in 1954.
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Description
'Margaret Pike' is a vigorous, lax, spreading shrub growing to a height of 2 m. The young shoots are densely felted with a white pubescence, and bear similarly felted lanceolate leaves < 17 cm long. The inflorescences comprise trusses of primrose-yellow flowers (becoming buff after a few days), 22 cm long by 18 cm wide.
Cultivation
In the UK, a specimen is grown as part of the NCCPG national buddleja collection held by the Longstock Park Nursery, near Stockbridge, Hampshire. The cultivar is slightly hardier than the hybrid, but still demands greenhouse protection during winter in the UK. Hardiness: USDA zones 7–9.