Buddleja 'Flutterby Flow' Lavender

Buddleja 'Flutterby Flow' is one of the series of sterile hybrid cultivars raised by Peter Podaras whilst at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and patented as 'Podaras#12' in 2012. was derived from the hybrid Buddleja davidii × Buddleja alternifolia backcrossed with another unnamed selection of Buddleja davidii. 12

NB: Not to be confused with the cultivar of the same selling name marketed as one of the 'Flutterby'™ series.

Description

'Flutterby Flow' makes a dwarf shrub with a compact, outwardly-spreading habit. Growing to a maximum height and width of 0.6 × 1.2 m, the shrub bears compound terminal and axillary panicles about 9.7 cm long by 4.5 cm wide, each comprising around 160 faintly fragrant lavender-blue flowers. The flowers emerge in spring and persist until the first frosts of the fall. The opposite, narrowly elliptic are about 7.4 cm long by 1.2 cm wide, pubescent above and below. 3 4

Cultivation

'Flutterby Flow' is not known (2012) to be in cultivation beyond the USA. The shrub is reputedly hardy to - 29° C. 5

References

Released in 2011, the cultivar has yet to appear in literature. The only references (2012) are the US patent application given, and photograph from a nursery website.