Buddleja 'Clive Farrell'

'Clive Farrell' is a late-flowering buddleja discovered in Beijing by Dorset property developer and lepidopterist Clive Farrell. 1. The atypical phenology of the shrub has cast doubt on its original taxonomy as a variety or form of Buddleja davidii (see Synonymy). The shrub has gained some popularity with butterfly gardeners as a source of nectar for species such as the Red Admiral still on the wing in late autumn.

Description

'Clive Farrell' is very similar to B. davidii, with lilac-purple flowers in terminal panicles.

Cultivation

'Clive Farrell' is a relative newcomer, restricted to the UK, where it remains a comparative rarity and stocked by only a few nurseries. It is included in the NCCPG National Collection held by Longstock Park Nursery near Stockbridge in Hampshire.

Synonymy

• Buddleja davidii f. beijing
• Buddleja davidii 'Autumn Beauty'
• Buddleja davidii 'Beijing'
• Buddleja davidii 'Beijing Blue'
• Buddleja davidii 'Clive Farrell'

Suppliers

Suppliers in the UK can be found in the RHS Plantfinder 2.