Scientific name Buddleja davidii 'Monum' Rank Cultivar | Higher classification Summer lilac | |
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Origin Monrovia Nursery, California, USA Similar Summer lilac, Buddleja davidii 'Mongo, Butterfly bush, Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red', Buddleja davidii 'White Pr | ||
Buddleja davidii 'Monum' (selling name Nanho Purple) is a hybrid cultivar derived from a crossing of var. nanhoensis and 'Royal Red' back-crossed with 'Royal Red' by the wholesale Monrovia Nursery , California, in 1980. The shrub was accorded the RHS Award of Garden Merit (record 684) in 2002. [1]
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Description
Nanho Purple is a very vigorous and free-flowering shrub, growing to a height and spread of 1 × 2 m, and bears narrow terminal panicles, average size 23 × 6 cm of rich purple - violet flowers with orange eyes; the willow-like sea-green leaves are comparatively small and narrow, < 2.5 cm in width.
Cultivation
Nanho Purple has enjoyed much popularity on both sides of the Atlantic, and remains common in cultivation. Hardiness: USDA zones 5–9.
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