Buddleja 'Podaras15' = Flutterby Petite Snow White

Buddleja 'Podaras15', selling name , is a sterile hybrid cultivars raised by Peter Podaras whilst at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and patented as 'Podaras#15' in 2011. was derived from the crossing (B. davidii × B. alternifolia) × B. davidii. 1

Description

makes a small shrub with a rounded, spreading habit, growing to a maximum of 0.75 × 0.75 m, with loose compound terminal and axillary panicles about 10.5 cm long by 3.5 cm wide, comprising around 60 scentless white flowers. The flowers emerge in spring and persist until the first frosts of the fall in California. The opposite, narrowly elliptical leaves are about 6 cm long by 1.6 cm wide, pubescent above and below. 2 3

Cultivation

was introduced 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.