Buddleja 'Flutterby Petite' Fuchsia

Buddleja 'Flutterby Petite' is one of the series of sterile hybrid cultivars raised by Peter Podaras whilst at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and patented as 'Podaras#14' in December, 2011 (US PP22,367 P2). was derived from the hybrid Buddleja alternifolia × Buddleja davidii backcrossed with another, unnamed, selection of B. davidii.

Description

'Flutterby Petite' makes a dwarf shrub with a compact, upright to outwardly-spreading habit, resembling an inverted triangle. Growing to a maximum height and width of 0.4 × 0.3 m, the shrub bears compound terminal and axillary panicles about 7 cm long by 4.5 cm wide, each comprising around 350 faintly fragrant violet flowers with white centers and orange throats. The flowers emerge in spring and persist until the first frosts of the fall. The opposite, elliptical leaves are about 7.0 cm long by 2.3 cm wide, slightly pubescent above and lanulose below.

Cultivation

'Flutterby Petite' is not known (2012) to be in cultivation beyond the USA. The shrub is reputedly hardy to - 29° C., USDA zone 5 - 10.

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.