Cultivar 'Hever' | Origin Hever Castle, Kent, UK | |
Buddleja × pikei 'Hever' is a cultivar of the English hybrid of Buddleja alternifolia and Buddleja crispa raised by Mr A V Pike while Head Gardener at Hever Castle, Kent. 'Hever' was accorded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Merit in 1953.
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Description
'Hever' is a lax, straggly, deciduous, free-flowering shrub growing to a height of about 2 m. The leaves are of two different forms; the terminal leaves similar to those of its female parent B. alternifolia whilst the leaves along the lower section of the branch resemble those of the male parent B. crispa. The inflorescences are terminal panicles, 15 – 30 cm long, of lilac-mauve flowers.
Cultivation
'Hever' remains in cultivation in the UK and Europe. Hardy to - 15 C., a specimen is held as part of the NCCPG national collection at Longstock Park Nursery in Hampshire.