Origin Greenway, Devon, UK | ||
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Cultivar 'Greenway's River Dart' | ||
Buddleja davidii 'Greenway's River Dart' is a British cultivar raised by Roger Clark, former head gardener of Greenway, Devon, who discovered it there as a chance seedling. Greenway, once the home of novelist Agatha Christie, is situated on the east bank of the eponymous River Dart near Galmpton in Devon.
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Description
'Greenway's River Dart' grows to a height of 2 m, and is distinguished by its branched terminal panicles of lilac-blue, 15–20 cm long. The cultivar is otherwise very much like the species.
Cultivation
'Greenway's River Dart' is rare in cultivation in the UK, and not known beyond it. A specimen is grown at the Longstock Park Nursery near Stockbridge, Hampshire as part of the NCCPG national buddleja collection.
References
Buddleja davidii 'Greenway's River Dart' Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA