Cultivar 'Shire Blue' | ||
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Origin The Lavender Garden, Tetbury, UK | ||
Buddleja davidii 'Shire Blue' is a British cultivar raised and introduced by Andrew Bullock of The Lavender Garden, Ashcroft Nurseries, Tetbury, as 'an improved 'Lochinch'. [1] [2]
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Description
'Shire Blue' is distinguished by its dense panicles of mid blue flowers forming panicles 20–25 cm long, complemented by medium size silver-grey leaves.
Cultivation
'Shire Blue' is rare in cultivation in the UK, and not known beyond it. Specimens are grown at Longstock Park and The Lavender Garden as part of the NCCPG national buddleja collections.
References
Buddleja davidii 'Shire Blue' Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA