Buddleja 'Longstock'

Buddleja hybrid
Cultivar 'Longstock'
Origin Peter Moore, Longstock Park Nursery, UK.

Buddleja 'Longstock' is a sterile hybrid cultivar raised in 1998 by Peter Moore, Chief Propagator at the Longstock Park Nursery in Hampshire, England. The cultivar is the result of a crossing of Buddleja crispa var. agathosma and Buddleja alternifolia.

Description

'Longstock' grows to a height of 3 m, and is distinguished by its lilac-purple flowers; the foliage is mid-green.[1]

Cultivation

'Longstock' is not known to be in cultivation beyond the UK. A specimen is grown as part of the NCCPG national collection at the Longstock Park Nursery near Stockbridge.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Moore, P. (2012). Buddleja List 2011-2012 Longstock Park Nursery. Longstock Park, UK.
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