Cultivar 'Wattlebird' | Origin Australia | |
Buddleja 'Wattlebird' is a hybrid cultivar of Buddleja madagascariensis × Buddleja asiatica raised by R J Cherry in Australia in 1993. 'Wattlebird' has been erroneously identified as a cultivar of Buddleja × weyeriana in some treatises.
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Description
Buddleja 'Wattlebird' is a lax, spreading shrub growing to a height and spread of 3.6 m × 2.7 m. The inflorescences comprise long, slender panicles of very fragrant creamy white to orange yellow flowers which persist from midsummer to mid-autumn. The leaves are mid-green above, and grey tomentose below.
Cultivation
The hybrid is tender, requiring greenhouse protection during winter in the UK. USDA zones 8–9.
References
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