Buddleja Lo & Behold 'Valbud 3'

Buddleja hybrid
Cultivar 'Valbud 3'
Origin Sandhills Research Station, Jackson Springs, NC, USA.

Buddleja 'Valbud 3' (Lo & Behold series, selling name Lilac Chip) is a complex dwarf hybrid cultivar derived from a crossing of 'Blue Chip' and 'Miss Molly' in 2005 by Dr Dennis Werner and Layne Snelling at the Sandhills Research Station, Jackson Springs, North Carolina.

Description

In trials at Sandhills, Lilac Chip grew to a height and spread of 40 and 75 cm respectively after two years. The foliage is very dense, while the inflorescences are typical of buddleja, comprising fragrant violet flowers.

Cultivation

Lilac Chip is marketed exclusively by Spring Meadow Nursery Inc., Grand Haven, Michigan. The shrub is cultivated in North America and Europe. Hardiness: USDA zones 57.

References

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