Cultivar 'Glasnevin' | ||
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Origin Lochinch Castle, Scotland | ||
Buddleja 'Glasnevin' is an old hybrid cultivar raised by John Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair, Lochinch Castle, putatively from a crossing of Buddleja davidii with Buddleja fallowiana, the same parents of the better-known cultivar 'Lochinch'. [2] However, other authorities consider the cross to have more likely been between B. davidii var. nanhoensis and fallowiana.
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Description
'Glasnevin' is much smaller than its siblings, rarely growing to more than 1 m in height if hard pruned annually. The panicles of china blue flowers are 20–25 cm in length; the leaves are comparatively narrow and medium green in colour.
Cultivation
'Glasnevin' remains in commerce on both sides of the Atlantic. Hardiness: USDA zones 7–8.
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Etymology
The cultivar is named for the Glasnevin botanical garden in Ireland.