Buddleja 'Flutterby Petite' Tutti Fruitti Pink

Buddleja is one of the 'Flutterby Petite'™ series of sterile hybrid cultivars raised by Peter Podaras whilst at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and patented as 'Podaras#13' in 2011. was derived from the crossing (B. davidii × B. alternifolia) × B. davidii. 1

Description

makes a small shrub with an upward, spreading habit, growing to a maximum of 0.75 × 0.75 m, with dense compound terminal and axillary conical panicles about 10.5 cm long by 3.5 cm wide, comprising around 280 scentless purple-violet flowers. The flowers emerge in spring and persist until the first frosts of the fall in California. The opposite, elliptical leaves are about 4.8 cm long by 1.7 cm wide, smooth, glabrous above and lanulose below. 2 3

Cultivation

was introduced (as ) to Europe in 2012 by Plantipp, Netherlands, as one of their Free Petite™ series. . The shrub is reputedly hardy to - 29° C. 4

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.