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unusual facts about Buddleja davidii var. veitchiana


Buddleja davidii var. veitchiana

Now rare in cultivation, a specimen is still grown in the UK, at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens near Romsey; another is held by the University of Copenhagen's Botanic Garden.


Buddleja 'Pink Delight'

Buddleja 'Pink Delight' is a cultivar raised by the Horticultural Research Institute in Boskoop, Netherlands, in 1986 from the hybrid B. davidii 'Fascination' × B. davidii var. nanhoensis 'Alba' × B. 'West Hill'.

Buddleja davidii 'Fascination'

The cultivar was hybridized with 'West Hill' and B. davidii var. nanhoensis 'Alba' to create the popular 'Pink Delight', which was accorded the RHS Award of Garden Merit, and 'Summer Beauty' by Horticultural Research International at Boskoop in the Netherlands.

Buddleja davidii var. nanhoensis

Now very rare in cultivation, unlike its numerous cultivars, the shrub is still grown in the UK at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens near Romsey.

Buddleja globosa

globosa was hybridized with B. davidii var. magnifica by van de Weyer at Corfe Castle, England, during the First World War, the first


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