Cultivar 'Fortune' | ||
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Buddleja davidii 'Fortune' is an old cultivar released to commerce in 1936 and accorded the RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in 1969.
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Description
'Fortune' grows to a height of 2 m, and is distinguished by its profusion of extraordinarily long (30–40 cm) terminal panicles of soft lilac flowers with orange eyes. The foliage is unremarkable, and typical of the species.
Cultivation
'Fortune' is no longer common in cultivation. In the UK, a specimen is grown as part of the NCCPG national collection held by Longstock Park Nursery near Stockbridge. Hardiness: USDA zones 5–9.
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Buddleja davidii 'Fortune' Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA