Origin Belgium | ||
Cultivar 'ILVOargus2' = Argus Velvet (UK), InSpired Violet (USA) Similar Buddleja 'ILVOargus1' = Argus, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush | ||
Buddleja 'ILVOargus2' (sold as Argus Velvet in the UK, and InSpired Violet in the USA) is a hybrid cultivar raised in Belgium by ILVO, the Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, from a crossing of Nanho Purple (female parent) with B. lindleyana. Promoted by the horticultural organization Argus, the cultivar was released to commerce in 2011.
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Description
Argus Velvet is a shrub growing to a height of 2 m. The inflorescences are long, slender, pendulous panicles of purple flowers. The cultivar is semi-sterile, and thus unlikely to become invasive.
Cultivation
Argus Velvet is in commerce in Europe. The shrub was introduced to the USA in 2013, where it is marketed by Proven Winners LLC, Illinois, as InSpired Violet. In the UK, the shrub is included in the NCCPG National Collection held by Longstock Park Nursery near Stockbridge in Hampshire.