Cultivar 'Courtabud' = Operette | Origin INRA, Nancy, France | |
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Buddleja davidii 'Courtabud' (selling name Operette) is a French cultivar, raised by the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique at Nancy. The cultivar was cloned from a colchicine induced tetraploid seedling of 'Opera'.
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Description
Operette makes a small shrub, approximately one-third the size of its parent 'Opera', but retaining the latter's long violet-lilac panicles, complemented by dark-green foliage.
Cultivation
Operette is cultivated in Europe, including the UK, but is not known to have been introduced to the USA. A specimen is grown as part of the NCCPG national collection held by Longstock Park Nursery in England.
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